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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a |
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parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.302(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle: |
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(1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked |
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at the edge or curb of a street; |
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(2) on a sidewalk; |
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(3) in an intersection; |
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(4) on a crosswalk; |
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(5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or |
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within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the ends |
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of a safety zone, unless the governing body of a municipality |
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designates a different length by signs or markings; |
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(6) alongside or opposite a street excavation or |
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obstruction if stopping, standing, or parking the vehicle would |
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obstruct traffic; |
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(7) on a bridge or other elevated structure on a |
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highway or in a highway tunnel; |
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(8) on a railroad track; [or] |
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(9) where an official sign prohibits stopping; or |
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(10) in a parking space or area that is clearly |
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designated as an electric vehicle charging station, unless the |
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operator is driving an electric vehicle, as defined by Section |
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382.003, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |