86R5261 JRR-F
By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 780
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 vehicle used exclusively to transport
municipal solid waste, as defined by Section 361.003, Health and
Safety Code, or recyclable material, as defined by Section 361.421,
Health and Safety Code, while being operated in connection with the
removal or transportation of municipal solid waste or recyclable
material from a location adjacent to the highway.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.