SRC-LBB S.B. 1635 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1635 By: Staples Infrastructure Development and Security 4/1/2003 As Filed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, a person is prohibited from carrying a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle on public property. As proposed, S.B. 1635 amends Section 663.001 of 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 Subdivision 1(A), of Section 663.001, Chapter 663A, Transportation Code, to read "equipped with a saddle for the use of the rider or any passenger when manufacturing standards for the vehicle make provisions for transporting passengers." SECTION 2. Amends Section 663.036, Chapter 663C, Transportation Code, to include the language "unless the manufacturing standards for the vehicle make provisions for transporting passengers," as an exception to the prohibition against carrying a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle operated on public property. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2003.