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| 1 | - | 86R20097 AAF-D | |
| 2 | - | By: Lang, Talarico, Lambert, Buckley, et al. H.B. No. 1226 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1226: | |
| 4 | - | By: Landgraf C.S.H.B. No. 1226 | |
| 1 | + | 86R8929 AAF-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Lang H.B. No. 1226 | |
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| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | - | relating to highway maintenance vehicles and certain service | |
| 10 | - | vehicles. | |
| 7 | + | relating to highway maintenance vehicles. | |
| 11 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is | |
| 13 | 10 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 11 | (a) This section applies only to the following vehicles: | |
| 15 | 12 | (1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using | |
| 16 | 13 | visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and | |
| 17 | 14 | 547.702; | |
| 18 | 15 | (2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized | |
| 19 | - | by Section 547.305(d); | |
| 16 | + | by Section 547.305(d); and | |
| 20 | 17 | (3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a | |
| 21 | 18 | highway maintenance vehicle operated pursuant to a contract awarded | |
| 22 | 19 | under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated from the roadway by a | |
| 23 | 20 | traffic control channelizing device and using visual signals that | |
| 24 | 21 | comply with the standards and specifications adopted under Section | |
| 25 | - | 547.105; and | |
| 26 | - | (4) a service vehicle used in the maintenance of an | |
| 27 | - | electrical power line and using visual signals that comply with the | |
| 28 | - | standards and specifications adopted under Section 547.105. | |
| 22 | + | 547.105. | |
| 29 | 23 | SECTION 2. Section 547.001(2-b), Transportation Code, is | |
| 30 | 24 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 31 | 25 | (2-b) "Highway maintenance vehicle" means a highway or | |
| 32 | 26 | traffic maintenance vehicle designated by the Texas Department of | |
| 33 | 27 | Transportation. The term includes equipment for: | |
| 34 | 28 | (A) road maintenance, including: | |
| 35 | 29 | (i) equipment for snow removal, line | |
| 36 | - | striping, skid resistance testing, sweeping, [and] spraying, | |
| 37 | - | | |
| 38 | - | ||
| 30 | + | striping, skid resistance testing, sweeping, [and] spraying, guard | |
| 31 | + | rail repair, sign maintenance, and temporary traffic control device | |
| 32 | + | placement or removal; | |
| 39 | 33 | (ii) aerial platform lift machines; and | |
| 40 | 34 | (iii) road profiler machines; and | |
| 41 | 35 | (B) off-road use, including motor graders, road | |
| 42 | 36 | rollers, excavators, pneumatic tire equipment, movers, and | |
| 43 | 37 | tractors. | |
| 44 | 38 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |