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| 1 | 1 | 86R7229 MP-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Harless H.B. No. 2717 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the use of a turn signal before turning a vehicle. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 545.104(b), Transportation Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (b) An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left | |
| 12 | 12 | from a lane that is not marked as requiring a turn in the direction | |
| 13 | 13 | of the intended turn shall signal continuously for not less than the | |
| 14 | 14 | last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn. | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | |
| 16 | 16 | an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An | |
| 17 | 17 | offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed | |
| 18 | 18 | by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the | |
| 19 | 19 | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of | |
| 20 | 20 | this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of | |
| 21 | 21 | this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |