BILL ANALYSIS |
H.B. 3654 |
By: Wray |
Transportation |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that state
law governing vehicle equipment in relation to the rules of the road applies
to road machinery, but that this type of apparatus is not clearly defined.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
H.B. 3654 amends the Transportation Code to define "road machinery," for purposes of statutory provisions governing vehicle equipment, as a self-propelled vehicle that was originally and permanently designed as machinery, is not designed or used primarily to transport persons or property, and is only incidentally operated on a highway.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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