89R1015 CS-D By: Harris Davila H.B. No. 3539 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 545.429 to read as follows: Sec. 545.429. USE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE BY PREGNANT OPERATOR. An operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant is entitled to use any high occupancy vehicle lane in this state regardless of whether the vehicle is occupied by a passenger other than the operator's unborn child. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.