HB 1074
AN ACT relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
This Texas bill prevents state registration of certain mobility devices like electric bicycles, personal mobility devices, and vehicles with remote disabling technology on public highways. The bill explicitly protects citizens' rights to own and manually operate internal combustion engine vehicles, prohibiting any future regulations that would mandate automated driving systems or prevent human-driven vehicles. The legislation ensures that vehicle owners maintain control over their traditional vehicles, regardless of emerging autonomous vehicle technologies.
Bill Text
relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 502.143, Transportation Code, is amended Sec. 502.143. OTHER VEHICLES. (a) An owner may not register the following vehicles for operation on a public highway: (2) motorized mobility devices; (3) electric personal assistive mobility devices; (4) electric bicycles, as defined by Section 664.001; (5) motor vehicles that are equipped with remote (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(5), "remote vehicle disabling technology" means any application or device, including software, firmware, or hardware, that, when activated or engaged, allows a person to disable the operation of a motor vehicle. The term does not include an ignition interlock device as defined by Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure. SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 542, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 542.502 to read as follows: Sec. 542.502. MOTOR VEHICLE POWERED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; OPERATION OF VEHICLE USING HUMAN DECISION-MAKING. A person may not be prohibited from owning a motor vehicle that is powered by an internal combustion engine or from operating that vehicle using human decision-making, regardless of any other law or regulation requiring a motor vehicle to be equipped with or operated using an automated driving system, as defined by Section 545.451. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain
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