HB 5039

relating to driving off the roadway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 545,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER B.  DRIVING ON [RIGHT SIDE OF] ROADWAY, OFF ROADWAY, AND
SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 545.067 to read as follows:
Sec. 545.067.  DRIVING OFF ROADWAY.  (a)  Except as provided
by this subtitle, an operator may not drive a motor vehicle between
a curb or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line
for the purpose of normal vehicular travel.
(b)  This section does not apply to:
(1)  a vehicle stopping, standing, or parking on the
(2)  a vehicle driving on an improved shoulder in the
manner authorized by Section 545.058;
(3)  a vehicle entering or leaving the roadway from an
alley, private road, or driveway;
(4)  a vehicle operated for the purpose of maintaining
the highway or adjacent property;
(5)  an authorized emergency vehicle;
(6)  a highway maintenance or construction vehicle, as
(7)  a service vehicle, as defined by Section 547.001.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.