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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to human operators of certain automated motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.451(4), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(4) "Human operator" means a natural person in an |
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automated motor vehicle who is capable of performing all aspects of |
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[controls] the entire dynamic driving task. |
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SECTION 2. Section 545.452(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, the |
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operation of automated motor vehicles, including any commercial |
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use, and automated driving systems are governed exclusively by [: |
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[(1)] this subchapter [; and |
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[(2) Section 547.618]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter J, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.4525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.4525. REQUIREMENTS OF HUMAN OPERATOR. A human |
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operator of an automated motor vehicle must hold a valid driver's |
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license issued under Chapter 521 or 522, as appropriate for the type |
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of vehicle operated. |
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SECTION 4. Section 545.453, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This section applies only to a motor vehicle that is not |
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a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 522.003. |
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SECTION 5. Section 545.454(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An automated motor vehicle: |
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(1) that is not a commercial motor vehicle, as defined |
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by Section 522.003, may operate in this state with the automated |
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driving system engaged, regardless of whether a human operator is |
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physically present in the vehicle; and |
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(2) that is a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by |
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Section 522.003, may operate in this state with the automated |
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driving system engaged only if a human operator is physically |
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present in the vehicle. |
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SECTION 6. Section 547.618, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |