88R10019 JAM-F     By: Guillen H.B. No. 4122       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles on a roadway   laned for traffic.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 545.0605 to read as follows:          Sec. 545.0605.  OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES ON ROADWAY LANED   FOR TRAFFIC. (a) The operator of a motorcycle:                (1)  is entitled to full use of a lane and, except as   otherwise provided by Subdivision (2), a motor vehicle may not be   driven in a manner that deprives a motorcycle of the full use of a   lane;                (2)  may operate the motorcycle two abreast in a single   lane with another motorcycle; and                (3)  may not;                      (A)  operate the motorcycle more than two abreast   in a single lane with other motorcycles;                      (B)  operate the motorcycle between lanes of   traffic moving in the same direction; or                      (C)  pass a motor vehicle while in the same lane as   the vehicle being passed.          (b)  Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a police officer in   the performance of the officer's official duties.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.