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By: Pickett (Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez) |
H.B. No. 1791 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017; |
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May 2, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 2, 2017, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 2, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain |
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distance between vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.062, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) An operator of a vehicle equipped with a connected |
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braking system that is following another vehicle equipped with that |
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system may be assisted by the system to maintain an assured clear |
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distance or sufficient space as required by this section. In this |
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subsection, "connected braking system" means a system by which the |
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braking of one vehicle is electronically coordinated with the |
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braking system of a following vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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