Amend CSSB 449 (Committee Printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and by renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 521.084, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 521.084. CLASS M LICENSE. A Class M driver's license authorizes the holder of the license to operate a motorcycle or moped as defined by Section 541.201.
SECTION ____. Section 521.085(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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), or an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008.
SECTION ____. Section 545.416, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) For purposes of Subsections (c) and (d), an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008 is considered to be a motorcycle.
SECTION ____. Section 547.617, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 547.617. MOTORCYCLE FOOTRESTS AND HANDHOLDS REQUIRED. (a) A motorcycle that is designed to carry more than one person must be equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.
(b) This section does not apply to an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008, or a motorcycle as defined by Section 521.001(a)(6-a).
SECTION ____. Chapter 661, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 661.0015 to read as follows:
Sec. 661.0015. PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR AUTOCYCLE. (a) In this section, "autocycle" means a motor vehicle, other than a tractor, that is:
(1) designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground;
(2) equipped with a steering wheel;
(3) equipped with seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride the seat; and
(4) manufactured and certified to comply with federal safety requirements for a motorcycle.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, an autocycle is considered to be a motorcycle.