88R11455 JAM-F
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 2465
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway
laned for traffic.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 545.0605 to read as follows:
Sec. 545.0605. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES ON ROADWAY LANED
FOR TRAFFIC. (a) Notwithstanding Section 545.060(a)(1), the
operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle may:
(1) operate the motorcycle for a safe distance between
lanes of traffic moving in the same direction; or
(2) pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as the
vehicle being passed only if:
(A) the operator is on a divided highway with at
least two lanes of traffic in each direction;
(B) the vehicle being passed is stopped or moving
at a speed of not more than 10 miles per hour;
(C) the motorcycle is operated at a speed of not
more than 20 miles per hour when making the pass; and
(D) the pass can be made safely.
(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize the operator of a
motorcycle to pass a school bus in a manner prohibited by Section
545.066.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.