HB5117 - Relating to the operator of an automated motor vehicle for the purpose of determining liability in the event of a collision.

      By: Hopper H.B. No. 5117       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operator of an automated motor vehicle for the   purpose of determining liability in the event of a collision.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 545.453, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:           (c)     Notwithstanding any other law, when an automated   driving system installed on a motor vehicle is engaged, the   manufacturer of the automated driving system is considered the   operator of the automated vehicle solely for the purpose of   determining liability in the event of a collision involving the   automated vehicle.            SECTION 2.  Section 545.453(c), Transportation Code, as   added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on   or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.