H.B. No. 2048
AN ACT
relating to the criminal 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);
(3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a
highway maintenance or construction vehicle operated pursuant to a
contract awarded under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, 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;
(4) a service vehicle used by or for a utility, as
defined by Section 203.091, and using visual signals that comply
with the standards and specifications adopted under Section
547.105; [and]
(5) 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; and
(6) a vehicle operated by or pursuant to a contract
with a toll project entity, as defined by Section 372.001, using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
adopted under Section 547.105.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2048 was passed by the House on April
30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 22, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2048 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor