SB1013 - Relating to the right-of-way of pedestrians and other sidewalk users.

      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.