86R2651 BEE-D By: Minjarez H.B. No. 568 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation of automated neighborhood electric vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 545.452(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A political subdivision of this state or a state agency may not impose a franchise or other regulation related to the operation of: (1) an automated motor vehicle, including an automated motor vehicle that is a neighborhood electric vehicle, as defined by Section 551.301; or (2) an automated driving system. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.