Bill Text: TX HB61 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to highway maintenance or construction vehicles, certain service vehicles, and escort flag vehicles, including the use of certain lighting equipment on those vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB61-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to highway maintenance or construction vehicles, certain service vehicles, and escort flag vehicles, including the use of certain lighting equipment on those vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB61-Introduced.html
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By: White | H.B. No. 61 |
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relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on escort flag | ||
vehicles. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 547.305, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (e-3) and amending Subsection (f) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(e-3) An escort flag vehicle may be equipped with | ||
alternating or flashing blue and amber lights. | ||
(f) In this section: | ||
(1) "Escort flag vehicle" means a vehicle that | ||
precedes or follows an oversize or overweight vehicle described by | ||
Subtitle E for the purpose of facilitating the safe movement of the | ||
oversize or overweight vehicle over roads. | ||
(2) "Security patrol vehicle" means a motor vehicle | ||
being used for the purpose of providing security services by: | ||
(A) a guard company described by Section | ||
1702.108, Occupations Code; or | ||
(B) a security officer as defined by Section | ||
1702.002, Occupations Code. | ||
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mechanical device that is adapted or used to tow, winch, or move a | ||
disabled vehicle. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |