88R14365 JRR-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 2024
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain
motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 502.143, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 502.143. OTHER VEHICLES. (a) An owner may not register
the following vehicles for operation on a public highway:
(1) power sweepers;
(2) motorized mobility devices;
(3) electric personal assistive mobility devices;
[and]
(4) electric bicycles, as defined by Section 664.001;
and
(5) motor vehicles that are equipped with remote
vehicle disabling technology.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(5), "remote vehicle
disabling technology" means any application or device, including
software, firmware, and hardware, that, when activated or engaged,
allows a person to disable the operation of a motor vehicle. The
term does not include an ignition interlock device as defined by
Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 542, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 542.502 to read as follows:
Sec. 542.502. MOTOR VEHICLE POWERED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION
ENGINE; OPERATION OF VEHICLE USING HUMAN DECISION-MAKING. A person
may not be prohibited from owning a motor vehicle that is powered by
an internal combustion engine or from operating that vehicle using
human decision-making, regardless of any other law or regulation
requiring a motor vehicle to be equipped with or operated using an
automated driving system, as defined by Section 545.451.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.