88R13430 AJZ-F
By: Smith H.B. No. 5147
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain
traffic-control signals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
follows:
(d) An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal
shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop
line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection. Except as provided by Subsection
(d-1), a [A] vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until
an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until
the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way
to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic
lawfully using the intersection, the operator may:
(1) turn right; or
(2) turn left, if the intersecting streets are both
one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.
(d-1) An operator of a motorcycle or bicycle facing only a
steady red signal at a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control
signal, as described by Section 544.0075, may proceed if the
traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal fails to register
the motorcycle or bicycle. The right to proceed is subject to the
rules applicable after stopping at a stop sign.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.