HB3726 - Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

  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.