SRC-AMY S.B. 1635 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 1635 By: Staples Infrastructure Development and Security 8-5-2003 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, a person is prohibited from carrying a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle on public property. S.B. 1635 amends the Transportation Code to change the definition of an all-terrain vehicle to include a vehicle manufactured with additional seating for transporting passengers, allowing an individual to carry a passenger if the manufacturing standards for the vehicle make provisions for transporting passengers. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 663.001(1), Transportation Code, to redefine "all-terrain vehicle" to include a motor vehicle that is equipped with a saddle for the use of a passenger, if the motor vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger. SECTION 2. Amends Section 663.036, Transportation Code, as follows: Sec. 663.036. New heading: CARRYING PASSENGERS. Prohibits a person from carrying a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle operated on public property unless the allterrain vehicle is designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2003.