86R4703 JAM-D
 
  By: Deshotel H.B. No. 1270
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on certain
  highways during periods of traffic congestion.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 545.060, Transportation Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  An operator on a roadway divided into two or more
  clearly marked lanes for traffic:
               (1)  shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within
  a single lane, except as provided by Subsection (e); and
               (2)  may not move from the lane unless that movement can
  be made safely.
         (e)  The operator of a motorcycle operating on a
  limited-access or controlled-access highway may operate the
  motorcycle for a safe distance between lanes of traffic moving in
  the same direction during periods of traffic congestion if the
  operator operates the motorcycle:
               (1)  at a speed not more than five miles per hour
  greater than the speed of the other traffic; and
               (2)  in traffic that is moving at a speed of 20 miles
  per hour or less.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.