Amend CSSB 11 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTIONS to ARTICLE 4 of the bill and renumbering subsequent
SECTIONS of that article accordingly:
SECTION 4.____. Section 228.054(a), Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the operator of a
vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by
Section 541.201, that is driven or towed through a toll collection
facility shall pay the proper toll. The exemption from payment of a
toll for an authorized emergency vehicle applies regardless of
whether the vehicle is:
(1) responding to an emergency;
(2) displaying a flashing light; or
(3) marked as an emergency vehicle.
SECTION 4.____. Section 284.070, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) An authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section
541.201, is exempt from payment of a toll imposed under this chapter
regardless of whether the vehicle is:
(1) responding to an emergency;
(2) displaying a flashing light; or
(3) marked as an emergency vehicle.
SECTION 4.____. Section 366.178(a), Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) A motor vehicle other than an authorized emergency
vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, [a police or emergency
vehicle] that passes through a toll collection facility, whether
driven or towed, shall pay the proper toll. The exemption from
payment of a toll for an authorized emergency vehicle applies
regardless of whether the vehicle is:
(1) responding to an emergency;
(2) displaying a flashing light; or
(3) marked as a police or emergency vehicle.
SECTION 4.____. Section 370.177(a), Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the operator of
a vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by
Section 541.201, that is driven or towed through a toll collection
facility of a turnpike project shall pay the proper toll. The
operator of a vehicle who drives or tows a vehicle through a toll
collection facility and does not pay the proper toll commits an
offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. The exemption from payment
of a toll for an authorized emergency vehicle applies regardless of
whether the vehicle is:
(1) responding to an emergency;
(2) displaying a flashing light; or
(3) marked as an emergency vehicle.
SECTION 4.____. Section 541.201, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (13-a) to read as follows:
(13-a) "Police vehicle" means a vehicle of a
governmental entity primarily used by a peace officer, as defined
by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, for law enforcement
purposes.