88R13430 AJZ-F     By: Smith H.B. No. 5147       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain   traffic-control signals.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 544.007, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as   follows:          (d)  An operator of a vehicle facing only a steady red signal   shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. In the absence of a stop   line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the   near side of the intersection. Except as provided by Subsection   (d-1), a [A] vehicle that is not turning shall remain standing until   an indication to proceed is shown. After stopping, standing until   the intersection may be entered safely, and yielding right-of-way   to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and other traffic   lawfully using the intersection, the operator may:                (1)  turn right; or                (2)  turn left, if the intersecting streets are both   one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.          (d-1)  An operator of a motorcycle or bicycle facing only a   steady red signal at a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control   signal, as described by Section 544.0075, may proceed if the   traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal fails to register   the motorcycle or bicycle. The right to proceed is subject to the   rules applicable after stopping at a stop sign.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.