88R11455 JAM-F
 
  By: Reynolds H.B. No. 2465
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway
  laned for traffic.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 545.0605 to read as follows:
         Sec. 545.0605.  OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES ON ROADWAY LANED
  FOR TRAFFIC. (a) Notwithstanding Section 545.060(a)(1), the
  operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle may:
               (1)  operate the motorcycle for a safe distance between
  lanes of traffic moving in the same direction; or
               (2)  pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as the
  vehicle being passed only if:
                     (A)  the operator is on a divided highway with at
  least two lanes of traffic in each direction; 
                     (B)  the vehicle being passed is stopped or moving
  at a speed of not more than 10 miles per hour; 
                     (C)  the motorcycle is operated at a speed of not
  more than 20 miles per hour when making the pass; and
                     (D)  the pass can be made safely.
         (b)  Subsection (a) does not authorize the operator of a
  motorcycle to pass a school bus in a manner prohibited by Section
  545.066.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.