By: Hancock  S.B. No. 1115          (In the Senate - Filed February 22, 2023; March 9, 2023,   read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;   March 22, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9,   Nays 0; March 22, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the titling, registration, and operation of an   autocycle.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 501.008(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  In this section, "autocycle" means a motor vehicle,   other than a tractor, that is:                (1)  designed to have when propelled not more than   three wheels on the ground;                (2)  equipped with seat belts and a steering mechanism   [wheel];                (3)  equipped with seating that does not require the   operator to straddle or sit astride the seat; and                (4)  manufactured and certified to comply with federal   safety requirements for a motorcycle.          SECTION 2.  Section 502.005(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  In this section, "autocycle" means a motor vehicle,   other than a tractor, that is:                (1)  designed to have when propelled not more than   three wheels on the ground;                (2)  equipped with seat belts and a steering mechanism   [wheel];                (3)  equipped with seating that does not require the   operator to straddle or sit astride the seat; and                (4)  manufactured and certified to comply with federal   safety requirements for a motorcycle.          SECTION 3.  Section 661.0015, Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 661.0015.  PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR AUTOCYCLE. (a) In   this section, "autocycle" means a motor vehicle, other than a   tractor, that is:                (1)  designed to have when propelled not more than   three wheels on the ground;                (2)  equipped with seat belts and a steering mechanism   [wheel];                (3)  equipped with seating that does not require the   operator to straddle or sit astride the seat; and                (4)  manufactured and certified to comply with federal   safety requirements for a motorcycle.          (b)  For purposes of this chapter, an autocycle is considered   to be a motorcycle, except that this chapter does not apply to an   autocycle that has a partially or fully enclosed cab.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *