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78R9407 MTB-F


By:  Keffer of Eastland                                           H.B. No. 2691

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2691:                                   

By:  Phillips                                                 C.S.H.B. No. 2691



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to carrying a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle.                   
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 663.001(1), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
		(1)  "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that 
is:                   
			(A)  equipped with a saddle for the use of:                           
				(i)  the rider; and                                           
				(ii)  a passenger, if the motor vehicle is 
designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
			(B)  designed to propel itself with three or four 
tires in contact with the ground;
			(C)  designed by the manufacturer for off-highway 
use by the operator only;  and
			(D)  not designed by the manufacturer for farming 
or lawn care.            
	SECTION 2.  Section 663.036, Transportation Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 663.036.  CARRYING PASSENGERS [PROHIBITED]. A person 
may not carry a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle operated on 
public property unless the all-terrain vehicle is designed by the 
manufacturer to transport a passenger.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.