Amend SB 1967 (House committee printing) by adding the 
following SECTIONS to the bill, appropriately numbered, and 
renumbering existing SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 521.001(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended by adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows:
		(6-a)  "Motorcycle" includes an enclosed three-wheeled 
passenger vehicle that:
			(A)  is designed to operate with three wheels in 
contact with the ground;
			(B)  has a minimum unladen weight of 900 pounds;                      
			(C)  has a single, completely enclosed, occupant 
compartment;       
			(D)  at a minimum, is equipped with:                                  
				(i)  seats that are certified by the vehicle 
manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standard No. 207, 49 C.F.R. Section 571.207;
				(ii)  a steering wheel used to maneuver the 
vehicle;               
				(iii)  a propulsion unit located in front of 
or behind the enclosed occupant compartment;
				(iv)  a seat belt for each vehicle occupant 
certified by the manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, 49 C.F.R. Section 571.209;
				(v)  a windshield and one or more windshield 
wipers certified by the manufacturer to meet the requirements of 
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, 49 C.F.R. Section 
571.205, and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 104, 49 
C.F.R. Section 571.104; and
				(vi)  a vehicle structure certified by the 
vehicle manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety Standard No. 216, 49 C.F.R. Section 571.216; and
			(E)  is produced by its manufacturer in a minimum 
quantity of 300 in any calendar year.
	SECTION ____.  Section 521.085, Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 521.085.  TYPE OF VEHICLE AUTHORIZED. (a) Unless 
prohibited by Chapter 522, and except as provided by Subsection 
(b), the license holder may operate any vehicle of the type for 
which that class of license is issued and any lesser type of vehicle 
other than a motorcycle or moped.
	(b)  Subsection (a) does not prohibit a license holder from 
operating a lesser type of vehicle that is a motorcycle described by 
Section 521.001(a)(6-a).
	SECTION ____.  Section 661.001(1), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
		(1)  "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle designed to 
propel itself with not more than three wheels in contact with the 
ground, and having a saddle for the use of the rider.  The term does 
not include a tractor or a three-wheeled vehicle equipped with a cab 
or occupant compartment, seat, and seat belt and designed to 
contain the operator in the cab or occupant compartment.
	SECTION ____.  Section 680.013, Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 680.013.  USE OF PREFERENTIAL LANE BY MOTORCYCLE.  A 
motorcycle, including a motorcycle described by Section 
521.001(a)(6-a), may be operated in a preferential lane that is not 
closed to all vehicular traffic.