Texas 87th Legislature (2021) Status: Introduced

SB1290 —

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 87th Legislature (2021). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 545.0571, Transportation Code, Section 545.055, Transportation Code.

  • Section 545.0571, Transportation Code

    Sec. 545.0571. MOTOR VEHICLE PASSING PEDESTRIAN OR BICYCLE OPERATOR. (a) An operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle on a highway or street. (b) For the purposes of Section 545.053(a), safe distance from a pedestrian or any part of a bicycle is: (1) at least three feet if the operator's vehicle is a passenger car or a light truck; or (2) at least six feet if the operator's vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 522.003 or a truck other than a light truck. (c) For the purposes of Section 545.057(a), conditions permit safely passing a pedestrian or a bicycle to the right only if the motor vehicle passes: (1) at least three feet from the pedestrian or any part of the bicycle if the operator's vehicle is a passenger car or a light truck; or (2) at least six feet from the pedestrian or any part of the bicycle if the operator's vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle as defined by Section 522.003 or a truck other than a light truck. (d) An operator of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle on a highway or street that has two or more marked lanes running in the same direction shall move the motor vehicle to a lane other than the lane used by the pedestrian or bicycle operator while passing the pedestrian or bicycle operator. (e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense the pedestrian or bicycle operator was acting in violation of a traffic law in a manner that contributed to the offense under this section.

    added

  • Section 545.055, Transportation Code

    An This subsection → Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), an (b-1) Subsection (b) : (1) ; or (2) passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle in a no-passing zone if the operator of the motor vehicle otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter

    amended

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