By: Hopper H.B. No. 5117
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operator of an automated motor vehicle for the
purpose of determining liability in the event of a collision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.453, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, when an automated
driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged, the
manufacturer of the automated driving system is considered the
operator of the automated vehicle solely for the purpose of
determining liability in the event of a collision involving the
automated vehicle.
SECTION 2. Section 545.453(c), Transportation Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on
or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.