SB 2126

relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is
(a)  This section applies only to the following vehicles:
(1)  a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using
visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and
(2)  a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized
(3)  a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a
highway maintenance or construction vehicle operated pursuant to a
contract awarded under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated
from the roadway by a traffic control channelizing device and using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
(4)  a service vehicle used by or for a utility, as
defined by Section 203.091, and using visual signals that comply
with the standards and specifications adopted under Section
(5)  a stationary vehicle used exclusively to transport
municipal solid waste, as defined by Section 361.003, Health and
Safety Code, or recyclable material, as defined by Section 361.421,
Health and Safety Code, while being operated in connection with the
removal or transportation of municipal solid waste or recyclable
material from a location adjacent to the highway; [and]
(6)  a vehicle operated by or pursuant to a contract
with a toll project entity, as defined by Section 372.001, using
visual signals that comply with the standards and specifications
adopted under Section 547.105; and
(7)  a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the highway or
adjacent to the highway and using hazard lamps that comply with
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.