86R10881 AAF-F
By: Minjarez H.B. No. 2681
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
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 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 stationary utility maintenance vehicle not
separated from the roadway by a traffic control channelizing device
and using flashing amber or blue lights.
SECTION 2. Section 545.157(e), Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
(3) "Utility maintenance vehicle" means a motor
vehicle operated by or for a utility, as defined by Section 203.091.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.