SB305 - Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

      S.B. No. 305         AN ACT   relating to the criminal 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 ;                 (7)     a vehicle operated by an animal control officer,   as defined by Section 829.001, Health and Safety Code, for the   purpose of removing an animal or animal carcass from a roadway, or   an individual authorized to dispose of a carcass of an animal under   Section 361.117, Health and Safety Code, for the purpose of   removing an animal carcass from a roadway, and using visual signals   that comply with the standards and specifications adopted under   Section 547.105; and                 (8)     a vehicle operated by an employee of a local   authority for the purpose of issuing a parking citation and using   visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications   adopted under Section 547.105 .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 305 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 3.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 305 passed the House on   May 7, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 127, Nays 20, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor