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House Bill 1548 |
House Author: Springer et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Kolkhorst et al. |
House Bill 1548 amends the Business & Commerce Code, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, Natural Resources Code, Parks and Wildlife Code, and Transportation Code to revise provisions relating to the definition, licensing, registration, and operation of certain off‑highway vehicles. The bill provides for the authorized operation of an off-highway vehicle on a highway by establishing license plate requirements and for the operation of an unregistered off‑highway vehicle on all or part of certain highways with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour.
House Bill 1548 authorizes a county or municipality to prohibit the operation of such a vehicle if the governing body determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety, revises safety requirements for the operation of an off‑highway vehicle, and creates a Class C misdemeanor offense for a person who violates requirements related to the operation of an off‑highway vehicle on public off‑highway vehicle land or a beach.