86R7079 AAF-D
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 2495
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the considerations when determining whether a person is
an employee of a motor carrier or an independent contractor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 7, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 644A to read as follows:
CHAPTER 644A. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT: EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Sec. 644A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning
assigned by Section 644.001.
(2) "Motor carrier" has the meaning assigned by
Section 643.001.
(3) "Motor carrier safety improvement" means any
device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training,
policy, program, or operational practice reasonably intended to
improve or facilitate:
(A) compliance with traffic safety or motor
carrier safety laws;
(B) safety of a motor vehicle;
(C) safety of an operator of a motor vehicle; and
(D) safety of third-party users of public
roadways.
Sec. 644A.002. EMPLOYMENT STATUS. The deployment,
implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement on a
person's commercial motor vehicle by or at the request of a motor
carrier, including through contract with a motor carrier, may not
be considered when determining whether the person is an employee of
the motor carrier or an independent contractor for purposes of
state law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.