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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of certain information regarding trailers |
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in vehicle accident reports. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.806(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall: |
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(1) tabulate and analyze the vehicle accident reports |
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it receives; and |
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(2) annually or more frequently publish on the |
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department's Internet website statistical information derived from |
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the accident reports as to the number, cause, and location of |
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highway accidents, including information regarding the number of: |
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(A) accidents involving injury to, death of, or |
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property damage to a bicyclist or pedestrian; [and] |
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(B) fatalities caused by a bridge collapse, as |
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defined by Section 550.081; and |
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(C) accidents involving a trailer, including the |
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number of fatalities in those accidents. |
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SECTION 2. Section 550.064(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An accident report form prepared by the department must: |
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(1) require sufficiently detailed information to |
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disclose the cause and conditions of and the persons and vehicles |
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involved in an accident if the form is for the report to be made by a |
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person investigating the accident; |
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(2) include a way to designate and identify a peace |
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officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services employee who is |
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involved in an accident while driving a law enforcement vehicle, |
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fire department vehicle, or emergency medical services vehicle |
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while performing the person's duties; |
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(3) require a statement by a person described by |
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Subdivision (2) as to the nature of the accident; [and] |
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(4) include a way to designate whether an individual |
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involved in an accident wants to be contacted by a person seeking to |
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obtain employment as a professional described by Section 38.01(12), |
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Penal Code; and |
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(5) include a way to indicate whether a trailer was |
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involved in the accident and, if so, whether the accident resulted |
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in any fatalities. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |