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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of the operation of certain vehicles from |
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commercial driver's license requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.004(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) a vehicle that is controlled and operated by a |
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farmer and: |
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(A) used to transport agricultural products, |
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farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm; |
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(B) used within 150 miles of the person's farm; |
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and |
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(C) not used in the operations of a common or |
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contract motor carrier; |
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(2) a fire-fighting or emergency vehicle necessary to |
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the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency |
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governmental functions, whether operated by an employee of a |
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political subdivision or by a volunteer fire fighter; |
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(3) a military vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle, |
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when operated for military purposes by military personnel, |
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including: |
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(A) active duty military personnel, including |
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personnel serving in the United States Coast Guard; and |
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(B) members of the reserves and national guard on |
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active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, |
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personnel engaged in part-time training, and national guard |
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military technicians; |
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(4) a recreational vehicle that is driven for personal |
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use; |
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(5) a vehicle that is owned, leased, or controlled by |
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an air carrier, as defined by Section 21.155, and that is driven or |
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operated exclusively by an employee of the air carrier only on the |
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premises of an airport, as defined by Section 22.001, on service |
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roads to which the public does not have access; |
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(6) a vehicle used exclusively to transport seed |
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cotton modules or cotton burrs; |
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(7) a vehicle, including a vehicle described by |
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Section 504.502(i), that is: |
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(A) operated intrastate; and |
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(B) driven by an individual not for compensation |
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and not in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise; [or] |
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(8) a covered farm vehicle as defined by 49 C.F.R. |
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Section 390.5; |
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(9) a vehicle that: |
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(A) is operated only within 150 miles of the |
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vehicle's primary storage location; |
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(B) has a gross vehicle weight rating, gross |
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combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight of 48,000 pounds |
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or less; and |
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(C) is not: |
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(i) equipped with air brakes; |
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(ii) designed to transport 16 or more |
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passengers, including the driver; or |
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(iii) transporting hazardous materials |
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that require placarding under 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F; or |
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(10) a vehicle that is owned or operated by an agency |
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of this state unless the vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more |
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passengers, including the driver. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall: |
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(1) determine whether any transfer of money for |
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deposit to the Texas mobility fund is necessary to comply with |
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Section 49-k, Article III, Texas Constitution; and |
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(2) transfer any amount determined to be necessary |
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under Subdivision (1) to the Texas mobility fund from the general |
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revenue fund. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |