TITLE: Relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort.

SUMMARY: Relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the peace officers authorized to operate an authorized emergency vehicle used to conduct a police escort. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 546.002(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In this section, "police escort" means facilitating the movement of a funeral, oversized or hazardous load, or other traffic disruption for public safety purposes by a peace officer described by Articles 2.12(1)-(4), (8), (12), (17)(B), and (22), Code of Criminal Procedure. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.