Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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11 88R2998 SRA-D
22 By: Sparks S.B. No. 564
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized
88 emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 546.002(a), Transportation Code, is
1111 amended to read as follows:
1212 (a) In this section, "police escort" means facilitating the
1313 movement of a funeral, oversized or hazardous load, or other
1414 traffic disruption for public safety purposes by a peace officer
1515 described by Articles 2.12(1)-(4), (8), (12), (17)(B), and (22),
1616 Code of Criminal Procedure.
1717 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.