HB2957 - Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway laned for traffic.

  89R13339 JAM-F     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 2957       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway   laned for traffic.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 545.060(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  An operator on a roadway divided into two or more   clearly marked lanes for traffic:                (1)  shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within   a single lane , except as provided by Section 545.0605 ; and                (2)  may not move from the lane unless that movement can   be made safely.          SECTION 2.  Section 545.0605, Transportation Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to   read as follows:          (a)  The operator of a motorcycle:                (1)  is entitled to full use of a lane and, except as   otherwise provided by Subdivision (2), a motor vehicle may not be   driven in a manner that deprives a motorcycle of the full use of a   lane;                (2)  may :                       (A)    operate the motorcycle :                             (i)   two abreast in a single lane with   another motorcycle; or                             (ii)     for a safe distance between lanes of   traffic moving in the same direction; or                       (B)     pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as   the vehicle being passed only if:                             (i)     the operator is on a divided highway   with at least two lanes of traffic in each direction;                               (ii)     the vehicle being passed is stopped or   moving at a speed of not more than 10 miles per hour;                               (iii)     the motorcycle is operated at a speed   of not more than 20 miles per hour when making the pass; and                             (iv)  the pass can be made safely;  and                (3)  may not[ ;                      [ (A) ]  operate the motorcycle more than two   abreast in a single lane with other motorcycles[ ;                      [ (B)     operate the motorcycle between lanes of   traffic moving in the same direction; or                      [ (C)     pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane   as the vehicle being passed ].           (c)     Subsection (a) does not authorize the operator of a   motorcycle to pass a school bus in a manner prohibited by Section   545.066.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.