78R11204 JRJ-F


By:  Harper-Brown                                                 H.B. No. 1527

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1527:                                   

By:  Harper-Brown                                             C.S.H.B. No. 1527



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the operation and movement of a vehicle when a 
traffic-control signal does not display an indication.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
	(i)  An operator of a vehicle facing a traffic-control signal 
that does not display an indication in any of the signal heads shall 
stop as provided by Section 544.010 as if the intersection had a 
stop sign.
	SECTION 2.  Section 545.151(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  An operator approaching an intersection:                                  
		(1)  shall stop, yield, and grant immediate use of the 
intersection: 
			(A)  in obedience to an official traffic-control 
device, including a stop sign or yield right-of-way sign; or
			(B)  if a traffic-control signal is present but 
does not display an indication in any of the signal heads; and
		(2)  after stopping, may proceed when the intersection 
can be safely entered without interference or collision with 
traffic using a different street or roadway.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.