78R3686 JRJ-D

By:  Talton                                                       H.B. No. 849



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of tow truck lights by political 
subdivisions.   
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 643.201(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  In addition to the registration requirements of 
Subchapter B, a political subdivision of this state may regulate 
the operation of a tow truck to the extent allowed by federal law, 
except that a political subdivision may not issue a more 
restrictive regulation for the use of lighting equipment on a tow 
truck than is imposed by this title.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.