88R14365 JRR-D     By: Schatzline H.B. No. 4435       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain   motor vehicles.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 502.143, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 502.143.  OTHER VEHICLES. (a) An owner may not register   the following vehicles for operation on a public highway:                (1)  power sweepers;                (2)  motorized mobility devices;                (3)  electric personal assistive mobility devices;   [and]                (4)  electric bicycles, as defined by Section 664.001;   and                (5)  motor vehicles that are equipped with remote   vehicle disabling technology.          (b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(5),  "remote vehicle   disabling technology" means any application or device, including   software, firmware, and hardware, that, when activated or engaged,   allows a person to disable the operation of a motor vehicle. The   term does not include an ignition interlock device as defined by   Article 42A.408, Code of Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter E, Chapter 542, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 542.502 to read as follows:          Sec. 542.502.  MOTOR VEHICLE POWERED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION   ENGINE; OPERATION OF VEHICLE USING HUMAN DECISION-MAKING. A person   may not be prohibited from owning a motor vehicle that is powered by   an internal combustion engine or from operating that vehicle using   human decision-making, regardless of any other law or regulation   requiring a motor vehicle to be equipped with or operated using an   automated driving system, as defined by Section 545.451.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.