Amend CSSB 1952 by adding the following sections,
appropriately numbered, and renumbering subsequent sections
appropriately:
SECTION ____. Subsection (a), Section 547.302,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A vehicle shall display each lighted lamp and
illuminating device required by this chapter to be on the vehicle:
(1) at nighttime; [and]
(2) when light is insufficient or atmospheric
conditions are unfavorable so that a person or vehicle on the
highway is not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet
ahead; or
(3) when, because of moisture, rain, snow, or other
obstructions caused by unfavorable atmospheric conditions
resulting in substantially reduced visibility, the operator of the
vehicle is making use of the vehicle's windshield wipers.
SECTION ____. Section 547.603, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 547.603. WINDSHIELD WIPERS REQUIRED. A motor vehicle
shall be equipped with a device that is operated or controlled by
the operator of the vehicle and that cleans moisture, rain, snow, or
other obstructions from the windshield. The device shall be
maintained in good working condition.