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SB1013 • 2025

Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Eckhardt
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  11. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Eckhardt

  15. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  18. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  22. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  23. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  28. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Removed from local & uncontested calendar

  31. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  32. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  36. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Rereferred to committee

  39. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  40. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  41. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  42. 2025-01-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  43. 2025-01-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1013 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Eckhardt

S.B. No. 1013

(Canales)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk

users.

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

SECTION 1. Section 545.256, Transportation Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 545.256. EMERGING FROM
OR ENTERING
AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY,

OR BUILDING.
(a) In this section, "sidewalk user" means an

individual lawfully operating one of the following on a sidewalk:

(1) a bicycle;

(2)

a motor-assisted scooter, as defined by Section

551.351;

(3)

an electric personal assistive mobility device, as

defined by Section 551.201;

(4) a skateboard;

(5) roller skates; or

(6) a similar device.

(b)
An operator emerging from an alley, driveway, or

building in a business or residence district shall:

(1) stop the vehicle before moving on a sidewalk or the

sidewalk area extending across an alley or driveway;

(2) yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian
or sidewalk

user
to avoid collision; and

(3) on entering the roadway, yield the right-of-way to

an approaching vehicle.

(c)

An operator entering an alley, driveway, or building in

a business or residence district from a roadway shall yield the

right-of-way to a pedestrian or sidewalk user who is located on a

sidewalk or within the area of a sidewalk extending across the alley

or driveway to avoid collision.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.