TITLE: Relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station.

SUMMARY: Relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 545.302(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle: (1) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; (2) on a sidewalk; (3) in an intersection; (4) on a crosswalk; (5) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a place on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the governing body of a municipality designates a different length by signs or markings; (6) alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction if stopping, standing, or parking the vehicle would obstruct traffic; (7) on a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway or in a highway tunnel; (8) on a railroad track; [or] (9) where an official sign prohibits stopping;or (10) in a parking space or area that is clearly designated as an electric vehicle charging station, unless the operator is driving an electric vehicle, as defined by Section 382.003, Health and Safety Code.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.