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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to farm vehicles and vehicles controlled and operated by |
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farmers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.163(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A commercial motor vehicle may be registered under this |
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section despite its use for transporting without charge the owner |
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or a member of the owner's family: |
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(1) to attend church or school; |
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(2) to visit a doctor for medical treatment or |
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supplies; [or] |
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(3) for other necessities of the home or family; or |
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(4) to participate in equine activities or attend |
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livestock shows, as defined by Section 87.001, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.004(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) a vehicle that is controlled and operated by a |
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farmer and: |
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(A) used to transport agricultural products, |
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farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm; and |
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(B) [used within 150 miles of the person's farm;
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and
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[(C)] not used in the operations of a common or |
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contract motor carrier; |
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(2) a fire-fighting or emergency vehicle necessary to |
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the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency |
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governmental functions, whether operated by an employee of a |
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political subdivision or by a volunteer fire fighter; |
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(3) a military vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, |
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when operated for military purposes by military personnel, |
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including: |
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(A) active duty military personnel, including |
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personnel serving in the United States Coast Guard; and |
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(B) members of the reserves and national guard on |
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active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, |
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personnel engaged in part-time training, and national guard |
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military technicians; |
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(4) a recreational vehicle that is driven for personal |
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use; |
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(5) a vehicle that is owned, leased, or controlled by |
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an air carrier, as defined by Section 21.155, and that is driven or |
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operated exclusively by an employee of the air carrier only on the |
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premises of an airport, as defined by Section 22.001, on service |
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roads to which the public does not have access; or |
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(6) a vehicle used exclusively to transport seed |
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cotton modules or cotton burrs. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |