Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

89(R) HB 3726 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R20613 JRR-F

By: Perez of Harris

H.B. No. 3726

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3726:

By: Craddick

C.S.H.B. No. 3726

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only to the following vehicles:

(1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using

visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and

547.702;

(2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized

by Section 547.305(d);

(3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a

highway maintenance or construction vehicle operated pursuant to a

contract awarded under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated

from the roadway by a traffic control channelizing device and using

visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications

adopted under Section 547.105;

(4) a service vehicle used by or for a utility, as

defined by Section 203.091, and using visual signals that comply

with the standards and specifications adopted under Section

547.105;

(5) a stationary vehicle used exclusively to transport

municipal solid waste, as defined by Section 361.003, Health and

Safety Code, or recyclable material, as defined by Section 361.421,

Health and Safety Code, while being operated in connection with the

removal or transportation of municipal solid waste or recyclable

material from a location adjacent to the highway; [
and
]

(6) a vehicle operated by or pursuant to a contract

with a toll project entity, as defined by Section 372.001, using

visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications

adopted under Section 547.105
; and

(7)

a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the highway or

adjacent to the highway and:

(A)

using hazard lamps that comply with Section

547.331; or

(B)

demarcated by other warning devices, such as

traffic cones, flares, or retroreflective devices
.

SECTION 2. Section 547.305(e-4), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(e-4) A vehicle described by Section
545.157(a)(1), (2),

(3), (4), (5), or (6)
[
545.157(a)
] may be equipped with flashing

blue lights.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.