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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motorcycle equipment and training requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Malorie's Law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 545.416(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An operator may not carry another person on the |
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motorcycle, and a person who is not operating the motorcycle may not |
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ride on the motorcycle, unless the motorcycle is: |
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(1) designed to carry more than one person; and |
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(2) equipped with footrests and handholds for use by |
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the passenger. |
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SECTION 3. Effective January 1, 2015, Subchapter K, Chapter |
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547, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 547.617 to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 547.617. MOTORCYCLE FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED. |
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A motorcycle that is designed to carry more than one person must be |
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equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger. |
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SECTION 4. Section 662.002(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The program: |
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(1) shall contain information regarding operating a |
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motorcycle while carrying a passenger; and |
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(2) may [shall] include curricula developed by the |
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Motorcycle Safety Foundation. |
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SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |