83R10962 JRR-D
 
  By: Flynn H.B. No. 3413
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation and movement of authorized emergency
  vehicles.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 545.156(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  On the immediate approach of an authorized emergency
  vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements
  of Sections 547.305 and 547.702, or of a police vehicle lawfully
  using [only] an audible or visual signal, an operator, unless
  otherwise directed by a police officer, shall:
               (1)  yield the right-of-way;
               (2)  immediately drive to a position parallel to and as
  close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway
  clear of any intersection; and
               (3)  stop and remain standing until the authorized
  emergency vehicle has passed.
         SECTION 2.  Section 546.002(b), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Sections 546.001(2), (3), and (4) apply [Section
  546.001 applies] only when the operator is:
               (1)  responding to an emergency call;
               (2)  pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the
  law;
               (3)  responding to but not returning from a fire alarm;
               (4)  directing or diverting traffic for public safety
  purposes; or
               (5)  conducting a police escort.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.