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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control |
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devices as a yield sign. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 551, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 551.108 and 551.109 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 551.108. BICYCLIST APPROACHING STOP SIGN. The |
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provisions of Sections 544.010(a) and 545.151(a) applicable to stop |
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signs do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person |
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operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section |
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545.153 applicable to yield signs when approaching an intersection |
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or a railroad crossing with a stop sign. |
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Sec. 551.109. BICYCLIST APPROACHING CERTAIN |
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TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS AND FLASHING SIGNALS. The provisions of |
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Sections 544.007(d), 544.008(a), and 545.151(a) applicable to a |
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vehicle facing a steady red signal or a flashing red signal do not |
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apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle |
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shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to |
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yield signs when approaching an intersection with a steady red |
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signal or a flashing red signal. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |