89R19455 TYPED     By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2807       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the considerations when determining whether an operator   of a motor vehicle is an employee of a motor carrier or an   independent contractor.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 7, Transportation Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 644A to read as follows:   CHAPTER 644A. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT: EMPLOYMENT STATUS          Sec. 644A.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Motor carrier" has the meaning assigned by   Section 643.001.                (2)  "Motor carrier safety improvement" means any   device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training,   policy, program, or operational practice that is intended and   primarily used to improve or facilitate:                      (A)  compliance with traffic safety or motor   carrier safety laws;                      (B)  safety of a motor vehicle;                      (C)  safety of an operator of a motor vehicle; and                      (D)  safety of third-party users of public   roadways.          Sec. 644A.002.  EMPLOYMENT STATUS. The deployment,   implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or   as required by a motor carrier or a related entity, including   through contract, may not be considered when determining whether   the operator of a motor vehicle is an employee or joint employee of   the motor carrier or an independent contractor for purposes of   state law.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.