By: Blanco  S.B. No. 1308
         (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2021; March 18, 2021, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
  March 31, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 31, 2021,
  sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1308 By:  Blanco
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle
  technologies.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  STUDY.  (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Automated driving system" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 545.451, Transportation Code.
               (2)  "Connected driving system" means hardware and
  software that, when installed on a motor vehicle and engaged, allow
  the vehicle to electronically communicate with other vehicles and
  transportation infrastructure.
         (b)  The Texas Department of Transportation and the
  Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, in consultation
  with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the appropriate
  federal agencies, shall jointly conduct a study on:
               (1)  the potential benefits of using automated driving
  systems, connected driving systems, and other emerging
  technologies to alleviate motor vehicle traffic congestion at ports
  of entry between this state and the United Mexican States; and
               (2)  the overall impact of using automated driving
  systems, connected driving systems, and other emerging
  technologies on the transportation industry workforce, including
  the effects on driver and public safety.
         (c)  Not later than January 1, 2023, the Texas Department of
  Transportation and the Department of Public Safety of the State of
  Texas shall jointly submit to the governor, the lieutenant
  governor, and the legislature a report on the results of the study
  conducted under this section.
         SECTION 2.  EXPIRATION DATE.  This Act expires September 1,
  2023.
         SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
  immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
  elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
  Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
  immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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