Amend SB 1013 (senate committee printing) by striking SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 541.302(2), Transportation Code (page 1, lines 22-35), and substituting the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. Section 545.256, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 545.256. EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR BUILDING. (a) In this section, "sidewalk user" means an individual lawfully operating one of the following on a sidewalk:
(1) a bicycle;
(2) a motor-assisted scooter, as defined by Section 551.351;
(3) an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by Section 551.201;
(4) a skateboard;
(5) roller skates; or
(6) a similar device.
(b) An operator emerging from an alley, driveway, or building in a business or residence district shall:
(1) stop the vehicle before moving on a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across an alley or driveway;
(2) yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian or sidewalk user to avoid collision; and
(3) on entering the roadway, yield the right-of-way to an approaching vehicle.
(c) An operator entering an alley, driveway, or building in a business or residence district from a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian or sidewalk user who is located on a sidewalk or within the area of a sidewalk extending across the alley or driveway to avoid collision.