Bill Text: TX HB897 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to safety requirements for a person directly operating an amusement ride.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-10 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB897 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB897-Engrossed.html
| By: Ortega, Lucio III, Vo, Oliverson, | H.B. No. 897 | |
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| relating to safety requirements for a person directly operating an | ||
| amusement ride. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2151, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2151.1013 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2151.1013. AMUSEMENT RIDE ATTENDANT SAFETY | ||
| REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Dispatcher" means a ride operator stationed at | ||
| the top of an elevated waterslide to maintain order, direct patrons | ||
| on when to depart the top of the slide, and ensure patrons begin the | ||
| ride safely. | ||
| (2) "Ride operator" means a person actually engaged in | ||
| the control of an amusement ride or directly controlling an | ||
| amusement ride. The term does not include a certified lifeguard, | ||
| other than a certified lifeguard working as a dispatcher, on a | ||
| water-based amusement ride. | ||
| (b) A ride operator must be: | ||
| (1) at least 16 years of age; and | ||
| (2) trained in the proper use and operation of the | ||
| amusement ride the person is operating. | ||
| (c) A ride operator may not operate more than one amusement | ||
| ride simultaneously unless the operator is working as a dispatcher | ||
| for adjacent or proximate elevated waterslides. | ||
| (d) A ride operator may not operate an amusement ride if the | ||
| operator's operation of the ride constitutes an offense under | ||
| Section 49.065, Penal Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
