S.B. 1635 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1635 By: Staples Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND 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 It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. 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. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2003.