89R8339 AJZ-D
By: Alvarado S.B. No. 864
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control
devices as a yield sign.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 551, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Sections 551.108 and 551.109 to read as
follows:
Sec. 551.108. BICYCLIST APPROACHING STOP SIGN. The
provisions of Sections 544.010(a) and 545.151(a) applicable to stop
signs do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person
operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section
545.153 applicable to yield signs when approaching an intersection
or a railroad crossing with a stop sign.
Sec. 551.109. BICYCLIST APPROACHING CERTAIN
TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS AND FLASHING SIGNALS. The provisions of
Sections 544.007(d), 544.008(a), and 545.151(a) applicable to a
vehicle facing a steady red signal or a flashing red signal do not
apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle
shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to
yield signs when approaching an intersection with a steady red
signal or a flashing red signal.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.