Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3654 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/09/2017

                    85R6879 AAF-F
 By: Wray H.B. No. 3654


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the definition of road machinery for purposes of
 certain provisions governing vehicle equipment.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 547.001, Transportation Code, is amended
 by adding Subdivision (5-a) to read as follows:
 (5-a)  "Road machinery" means a self-propelled vehicle
 that:
 (A)  was originally and permanently designed as
 machinery;
 (B)  is not designed or used primarily to
 transport persons or property; and
 (C)  is only incidentally operated on a highway.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.