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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to video equipment on a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.611(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with video receiving |
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equipment, including a television, a digital video disc player, a |
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videocassette player, or similar equipment, only if the equipment |
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is located so that the video display is not visible from the |
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operator's seat unless the vehicle's transmission is in park or the |
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vehicle's parking brake is applied. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |