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House Bill 3599 |
House Author: Brown, Fred |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 3599 amends the Transportation Code to define the term "motorcycle" to include an enclosed three-wheeled passenger vehicle that meets certain criteria, and to specify that the law authorizing a driver's license holder to operate certain vehicles other than a motorcycle does not prohibit a license holder from operating such a vehicle. The bill allows such a vehicle to be operated in a preferential lane that is not closed to all vehicular traffic. The bill specifies that the provision excluding a tractor or three-wheeled vehicle with certain equipment from the definition of "motorcycle" under the law relating to protective headgear for motorcycle operators and passengers also excludes a tractor or three-wheeled vehicle equipped with an occupant compartment, seat, and seat belt and designed to contain the operator in the occupant compartment.