88R2998 SRA-D
By: Sparks S.B. No. 564
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized
emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 546.002(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "police escort" means facilitating the
movement of a funeral, oversized or hazardous load, or other
traffic disruption for public safety purposes by a peace officer
described by Articles 2.12(1)-(4), (8), (12), (17)(B), and (22),
Code of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.