89R850 SRA-D
By: King H.B. No. 2041
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a
highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to the following vehicles:
(1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using
visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and
547.702;
(2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized
by Section 547.305(d);
(3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a
highway maintenance or construction vehicle operated pursuant to a
contract awarded under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated
from the roadway by a traffic control channelizing device and using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
adopted under Section 547.105;
(4) a service vehicle used by or for a utility, as
defined by Section 203.091, and using visual signals that comply
with the standards and specifications adopted under Section
547.105;
(5) a stationary vehicle used exclusively to transport
municipal solid waste, as defined by Section 361.003, Health and
Safety Code, or recyclable material, as defined by Section 361.421,
Health and Safety Code, while being operated in connection with the
removal or transportation of municipal solid waste or recyclable
material from a location adjacent to the highway; [and]
(6) a vehicle operated by or pursuant to a contract
with a toll project entity, as defined by Section 372.001, using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
adopted under Section 547.105;
(7) a vehicle operated by an animal control officer,
as defined by Section 829.001, Health and Safety Code, for the
purpose of removing an animal or animal carcass from a roadway, or
an individual authorized to dispose of a carcass of an animal under
Section 361.117, Health and Safety Code, for the purpose of
removing an animal carcass from a roadway, and using visual signals
that comply with the standards and specifications adopted under
Section 547.105; and
(8) a vehicle operated by an employee of a local
authority for the purpose of issuing a parking citation and using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
adopted under Section 547.105.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.