78R3686 JRJ-D
By: Jackson S.B. No. 1346
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.