86R20097 AAF-D
By: Lang, Talarico, Lambert, Buckley, et al. H.B. No. 1226
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1226:
By: Landgraf C.S.H.B. No. 1226
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to highway maintenance vehicles and certain service
vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to the following vehicles:
(1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using
visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and
547.702;
(2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized
by Section 547.305(d); [and]
(3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a
highway maintenance vehicle operated pursuant to a contract awarded
under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated from the roadway by a
traffic control channelizing device and using visual signals that
comply with the standards and specifications adopted under Section
547.105; and
(4) a service vehicle used in the maintenance of an
electrical power line and using visual signals that comply with the
standards and specifications adopted under Section 547.105.
SECTION 2. Section 547.001(2-b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2-b) "Highway maintenance vehicle" means a highway or
traffic maintenance vehicle designated by the Texas Department of
Transportation. The term includes equipment for:
(A) road maintenance, including:
(i) equipment for snow removal, line
striping, skid resistance testing, sweeping, [and] spraying,
guardrail repair, sign maintenance, and temporary traffic-control
device placement or removal;
(ii) aerial platform lift machines; and
(iii) road profiler machines; and
(B) off-road use, including motor graders, road
rollers, excavators, pneumatic tire equipment, movers, and
tractors.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.