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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 81(R)

Senate Bill 926

Senate Author:  Huffman

Effective:  9-1-09

House Sponsor:  Fletcher


            Senate Bill 926 amends the Transportation Code to prohibit a county, municipality, or other local entity authorized to enact traffic laws from imposing or attempting to impose a civil penalty on the owner of an authorized emergency vehicle for a failure to stop at a red light recorded by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. The bill provides that an employer is not prohibited from taking disciplinary action against an employee who operated the vehicle in violation of a rule or policy of the employer.