87R7348 BEE-F     By: Canales H.B. No. 3026       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation and regulation of certain automated motor   vehicles.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 545.452, Transportation   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 545.452.  EXCLUSIVE REGULATION OF AUTOMATED MOTOR   VEHICLES AND AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS [SUBCHAPTER AND DEPARTMENT   GOVERN EXCLUSIVELY].          SECTION 2.  Section 545.452(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, automated   motor vehicles, including any commercial use or operation of   automated motor vehicles, and automated driving systems [the   following] are governed exclusively by:                (1)  this subchapter; and                (2)  Section 547.618 [:                [(1)  automated motor vehicles, including any   commercial use or operation of automated motor vehicles; and                [(2)  automated driving systems].          SECTION 3.  Subchapter K, Chapter 547, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 547.618 to read as follows:          Sec. 547.618.  EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR DEDICATED AUTONOMOUS   VEHICLE. (a) In this section, "dedicated autonomous vehicle"   means an automated motor vehicle, as defined by Section 545.451,   that is incapable of operation by a human operator present in the   vehicle.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent allowed   by federal law, a dedicated autonomous vehicle is exempt from:                (1)  the provisions of Section 547.3215 related to   associated equipment;                (2)  Sections 547.602 and 547.603; and                (3)  Section 547.604, unless the vehicle is equipped   with an internal combustion engine.          (c)  If a vehicle safety inspection is required under this   code for the operation of a dedicated autonomous vehicle, the   inspection may not include any equipment:                (1)  the requirements from which the vehicle is exempt   under Subsection (b); or                (2)  the inspection of which is not required under   Section 548.051.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.