81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 129, Chapter 722 Page: 3 of 4
This legislative document is part of the collection entitled: Texas Laws and Resolutions Archive and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
S.B. No. 129
1 Vehicle Safety Standard No. 216, 49 C.F.R. Section 571.216; and
2 (E) is produced by its manufacturer in a minimum
3 quantity of 300 in any calendar year.
4 SECTION 4. Section 521.085, Transportation Code, is amended
5 to read as follows:
6 Sec. 521.085. TYPE OF VEHICLE AUTHORIZED. (a) Unless
7 prohibited by Chapter 522, and except as provided by Subsection
8 (b), the license holder may operate any vehicle of the type for
9 which that class of license is issued and any lesser type of vehicle
10 other than a motorcycle or moped.
11 (b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a license holder from
12 operating a lesser type of vehicle that is a motorcycle described by
13 Section 521.001(a) (6-a).
14 SECTION 5. Subdivision (1), Section 661.001,
15 Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
16 (1) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle designed to
17 propel itself with not more than three wheels in contact with the
18 ground, and having a saddle for the use of the rider. The term does
19 not include a tractor or a three-wheeled vehicle equipped with a cab
20 or occupant compartment, seat, and seat belt and designed to
21 contain the operator in the cab or occupant compartment.
22 SECTION 6. Section 680.013, Transportation Code, is amended
23 to read as follows:
24 Sec. 680.013. USE OF PREFERENTIAL LANE BY MOTORCYCLE. A
25 motorcycle, including a motorcycle described by Section
26 521.001(a)(6-a), may be operated in a preferential lane that is not
27 closed to all vehicular traffic.3
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This document can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 129, Chapter 722, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149336/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.