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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a |
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highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to the following vehicles: |
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(1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using |
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visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and |
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547.702; |
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(2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized |
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by Section 547.305(d); |
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(3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a |
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highway maintenance or construction vehicle operated pursuant to a |
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contract awarded under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated |
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from the roadway by a traffic control channelizing device and using |
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visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications |
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adopted under Section 547.105; |
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(4) a service vehicle used by or for a utility, as |
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defined by Section 203.091, and using visual signals that comply |
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with the standards and specifications adopted under Section |
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547.105; |
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(5) a stationary vehicle used exclusively to transport |
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municipal solid waste, as defined by Section 361.003, Health and |
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Safety Code, or recyclable material, as defined by Section 361.421, |
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Health and Safety Code, while being operated in connection with the |
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removal or transportation of municipal solid waste or recyclable |
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material from a location adjacent to the highway; [and] |
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(6) a vehicle operated by or pursuant to a contract |
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with a toll project entity, as defined by Section 372.001, using |
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visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications |
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adopted under Section 547.105; |
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(7) a vehicle operated by an animal control officer, |
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as defined by Section 829.001, Health and Safety Code, for the |
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purpose of removing an animal or animal carcass from a roadway, or |
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an individual authorized to dispose of a carcass of an animal under |
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Section 361.117, Health and Safety Code, for the purpose of |
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removing an animal carcass from a roadway, and using visual signals |
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that comply with the standards and specifications adopted under |
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Section 547.105; and |
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(8) a vehicle operated by an employee of a local |
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authority for the purpose of issuing a parking citation and using |
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visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications |
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adopted under Section 547.105. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |