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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway |
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laned for traffic. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.060(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more |
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clearly marked lanes for traffic: |
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(1) shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within |
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a single lane, except as provided by Section 545.0605; and |
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(2) may not move from the lane unless that movement can |
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be made safely. |
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SECTION 2. Section 545.0605, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The operator of a motorcycle: |
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(1) is entitled to full use of a lane and, except as |
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otherwise provided by Subdivision (2), a motor vehicle may not be |
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driven in a manner that deprives a motorcycle of the full use of a |
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lane; |
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(2) may: |
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(A) operate the motorcycle: |
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(i) two abreast in a single lane with |
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another motorcycle; or |
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(ii) for a safe distance between lanes of |
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traffic moving in the same direction; or |
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(B) pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as |
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the vehicle being passed only if: |
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(i) the operator is on a divided highway |
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with at least two lanes of traffic in each direction; |
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(ii) the vehicle being passed is stopped or |
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moving at a speed of not more than 10 miles per hour; |
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(iii) the motorcycle is operated at a speed |
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of not more than 20 miles per hour when making the pass; and |
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(iv) the pass can be made safely; and |
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(3) may not[; |
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[(A)] operate the motorcycle more than two |
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abreast in a single lane with other motorcycles[; |
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[(B) operate the motorcycle between lanes of |
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traffic moving in the same direction; or |
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[(C) pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane |
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as the vehicle being passed]. |
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(c) Subsection (a) does not authorize the operator of a |
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motorcycle to pass a school bus in a manner prohibited by Section |
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545.066. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |