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By: Landgraf (Senate Sponsor - Sparks) |
H.B. No. 64 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 12, 2023; |
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May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal |
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Justice; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, 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 peace officers authorized to operate an authorized |
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emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 546.002(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "police escort" means facilitating the |
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movement of a funeral, oversized or hazardous load, or other |
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traffic disruption for public safety purposes by a peace officer |
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described by Articles 2.12(1)-(4), (8), (12), (17)(B), and (22), |
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Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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