TITLE: Relating to the types of vehicles regulated as neighborhood electric vehicles.

SUMMARY: Relating to the types of vehicles regulated as neighborhood electric vehicles.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the types of vehicles regulated as neighborhood electric vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 551.301, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 551.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means an electric [a] vehicle that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies with:(1) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to motorcycles in 49 C.F.R. Part 571 for a vehicle that has at least three wheels in contact with the ground; or (2) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section 571.500) for low-speed vehicles.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.