85R5268 JAM-D     By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 1611       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of warning devices by stationary authorized   emergency vehicles.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 546, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 546.008 to read as follows:          Sec. 546.008.  USE OF WARNING DEVICES BY STATIONARY   AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. The department shall:                (1)  develop best practices for the use of road flares,   fusees, emergency reflectors, or other safety equipment by a   stationary authorized emergency vehicle responding to an incident   on a highway; and                (2)  provide training materials regarding the   information developed under Subdivision (1) to operators of   authorized emergency vehicles.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.