H.B. No. 2127
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles in connection
  with utility work.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 663.037, Transportation Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
  follows:
         (d)  The operator of an all-terrain vehicle may drive the
  vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not an
  interstate or limited-access highway if:
               (1)  the transportation is in connection with:
                     (A)  the production, cultivation, care,
  harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing,
  handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural
  products, as defined by Section 52.002, Agriculture Code; or
                     (B)  utility work performed by a utility;
               (2)  the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle on
  top of an eight-foot-long pole a triangular orange flag;
               (3)  the vehicle's headlights and taillights are
  illuminated;
               (4)  the operator holds a driver's license, as defined
  by Section 521.001;
               (5)  the operation of the all-terrain vehicle occurs in
  the daytime; and
               (6)  the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not
  exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the
  destination.
         (d-1)  Provisions of this code regarding helmet and eye
  protection use, safety certification, and other vehicular
  restrictions do not apply to Subsection (d) [this subsection].
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2127 was passed by the House on April
  13, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2127 was passed by the Senate on May
  10, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor