Bill Text: TX SB169 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on escort flag vehicles.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-01 - Referred to Transportation [SB169 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB169-Introduced.html
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| By: Nichols | S.B. No. 169 | |
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| relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on escort flag | ||
| vehicles. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 547.305, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Subsection (e-3) and amending Subsection (f) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (e-3) An escort flag vehicle may be equipped with | ||
| alternating or flashing blue and amber lights. | ||
| (f) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Escort flag vehicle" means a vehicle that | ||
| precedes or follows an oversize or overweight vehicle described by | ||
| Subtitle E for the purpose of facilitating the safe movement of the | ||
| oversize or overweight vehicle over roads. | ||
| (2) "Security patrol vehicle" means a motor vehicle | ||
| being used for the purpose of providing security services by: | ||
| (A) a guard company described by Section | ||
| 1702.108, Occupations Code; or | ||
| (B) a security officer as defined by Section | ||
| 1702.002, Occupations Code. | ||
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| mechanical device that is adapted or used to tow, winch, or move a | ||
| disabled vehicle. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
