88R13430 AJZ-F
 
  By: Smith H.B. No. 5147
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain
  traffic-control signals.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
  follows:
         (d)  An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal
  shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop
  line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the
  near side of the intersection. Except as provided by Subsection
  (d-1), a [A] vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until
  an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until
  the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way
  to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic
  lawfully using the intersection, the operator may:
               (1)  turn right; or
               (2)  turn left, if the intersecting streets are both
  one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.
         (d-1)  An operator of a motorcycle or bicycle facing only a
  steady red signal at a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control
  signal, as described by Section 544.0075, may proceed if the
  traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal fails to register
  the motorcycle or bicycle. The right to proceed is subject to the
  rules applicable after stopping at a stop sign.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.