By: Krause (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 2775
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 9, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
May 9, 2019, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2775 By: Hancock
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the movement of pedestrians in front of, under,
between, or through rail cars at a railroad grade crossing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 552, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 552.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.011. TRAIN OCCUPYING CROSSING. A pedestrian may
not move in front of, under, between, or through the cars of a
moving or stationary train occupying any part of a railroad grade
crossing.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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