H.B. No. 3558
AN ACT
relating to the operation of a motor vehicle at an intersection with
a stop sign.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 544.010(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) An operator required to stop by this section shall stop
at a clearly marked stop line [before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection]. In the absence of a clearly marked
stop line [crosswalk], the operator shall stop before entering the
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection [at a clearly marked
stop line]. In the absence of a clearly marked stop line or
crosswalk, the operator shall stop at the place nearest the
intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3558 was passed by the House on May 6,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 123, Nays 11, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3558 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor