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               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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               AN ACT
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            relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator  | 
         
         
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            of a motor vehicle who is pregnant. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.  Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,  | 
         
         
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            is amended by adding Section 545.429 to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 545.429.  USE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE BY  | 
         
         
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            PREGNANT OPERATOR.  An operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant  | 
         
         
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            is entitled to use any high occupancy vehicle lane in this state  | 
         
         
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            regardless of whether the vehicle is occupied by a passenger other  | 
         
         
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            than the operator's unborn child. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |