Bill Text: TX SB1308 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle technologies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-18 - Effective immediately [SB1308 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1308-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1308 | ||
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| relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle | ||
| technologies. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. STUDY. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Automated driving system" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 545.451, Transportation Code. | ||
| (2) "Connected driving system" means hardware and | ||
| software that, when installed on a motor vehicle and engaged, allow | ||
| the vehicle to electronically communicate with other vehicles and | ||
| transportation infrastructure. | ||
| (b) The Texas Department of Transportation and the | ||
| Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, in consultation | ||
| with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the appropriate | ||
| federal agencies, shall jointly conduct a study on: | ||
| (1) the potential benefits of using automated driving | ||
| systems, connected driving systems, and other emerging | ||
| technologies to alleviate motor vehicle traffic congestion at ports | ||
| of entry between this state and the United Mexican States; and | ||
| (2) the overall impact of using automated driving | ||
| systems, connected driving systems, and other emerging | ||
| technologies on the transportation industry workforce and the | ||
| broader Texas economy, including the effects on driver and public | ||
| safety. | ||
| (c) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation and the Department of Public Safety of the State of | ||
| Texas shall jointly submit to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
| governor, and the legislature a report on the results of the study | ||
| conducted under this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, | ||
| 2023. | ||
| SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1308 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; | ||
| May 25, 2021, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
| requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2021, House | ||
| granted request of the Senate; May 29, 2021, Senate adopted | ||
| Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, | ||
| Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1308 passed the House, with | ||
| amendments, on May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 109, | ||
| Nays 28, two present not voting; May 27, 2021, House granted | ||
| request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
| May 29, 2021, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 102, Nays 37, two present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
