Amend CSSB 2205 (senate committee report), in SECTION 2 of the bill, as follows:
(1) In Subsection (a) (page 3, line 1), strike both occurrences of "driver" and substitute each occurrence with "operator".
(2) In Subsection (b) (page 3, line 7), strike "driver" and substitute "operator".
(3) In Subsection (b) (page 3, line 9), strike "545.456" and substitute "545.454".
(4) Add Subsection (c) (page 3, between lines 10 and 11) to read as follows:
(c) Nothing in Subchapter J, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, as added by this Act, shall be construed to affect, alter, or amend the right to operate a motor vehicle equipped with hardware and software capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task with the expectation that a human operator will respond appropriately to a request to intervene.