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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing operators of motor vehicles to treat a stop |
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sign as a yield sign at certain intersections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.1531 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.1531. STOP SIGN CONSIDERED YIELD SIGN IN CERTAIN |
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CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) The provisions of Sections 544.010 and |
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545.151(a) applicable to stop signs do not apply to the operator of |
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a vehicle approaching an intersection with a stop sign and no other |
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traffic-control signal or police officer directing traffic, if: |
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(1) no pedestrian is in the intersection; and |
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(2) no vehicle on the other street or roadway is in the |
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intersection or approaching the intersection in such proximity as |
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to be a hazard. |
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(b) A person operating a vehicle and approaching an |
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intersection as described by Subsection (a) shall: |
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(1) when approaching the intersection, slow to a speed |
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that is reasonable under existing conditions, not to exceed 10 |
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miles per hour; and |
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(2) comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 |
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applicable to yield signs when approaching the intersection. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |