Bill Text: TX HB194 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to safety requirements for amusement ride operators.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-05 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB194 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB194-Engrossed.html
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| By: Ortega, Oliverson | H.B. No. 194 | |
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| relating to safety requirements for amusement ride operators. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2151, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2151.1013 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2151.1013. RIDE OPERATOR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. (a) In | ||
| this section: | ||
| (1) "Dispatcher" means a ride operator stationed at | ||
| the top of an elevated waterslide amusement ride to maintain order | ||
| and direct patrons to safely enter and depart the top of the slide. | ||
| (2) "Ride operator" means a person who directly | ||
| controls or has the duty to directly control the operation of an | ||
| amusement ride. The term does not include a certified lifeguard, | ||
| other than a certified lifeguard working as a dispatcher. | ||
| (b) A ride operator must be: | ||
| (1) at least 16 years of age; and | ||
| (2) trained in the proper use and operation of the | ||
| amusement ride the person is operating. | ||
| (c) A ride operator may not simultaneously operate more than | ||
| one amusement ride unless the operator is a dispatcher for adjacent | ||
| or proximate elevated waterslide amusement rides. | ||
| (d) A ride operator may not operate an amusement ride if the | ||
| operator's operation of the ride constitutes an offense under | ||
| Section 49.065, Penal Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
