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SB 2017

AN ACT relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a

Senate Bill • Bettencourt
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a

Subject Areas

TIRES Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road Crimes--Miscellaneous

Bill Text

relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a
vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle
to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 545.4015 to read as follows:
Sec. 545.4015.  OPERATION OF VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSING TIRE TO SPIN, LOSE TRACTION, OR LEAVE SURFACE
OF ROADWAY; OFFENSE.  (a) An operator of a stationary vehicle may
not break traction to spin a tire of the vehicle by pressing the
accelerator and increasing the engine speed.
(b)  An operator of a vehicle may not intentionally or
knowingly accelerate the vehicle in a manner that causes any tire of
(2)  leave the surface of the highway.
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a

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