{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.452","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.452","heading":"PROHIBITIONS ON REGULATION OF THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES OR AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN TRAFFIC OR MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS.","body":"(a) A state agency may not impose a regulation that discriminates against:\n(1) a person operating an automated motor vehicle; or\n(2) an automated motor vehicle relative to other types of motor vehicles or with respect to road usage.\n(b) A political subdivision of this state may not impose a franchise or other regulation related to the operation of an automated motor vehicle or automated driving system.\n(c) The Public Safety Commission by rule may exempt from the application of a specific traffic or motor vehicle law of this state automated motor vehicles if the commission determines that the exemption will not cause a risk to public safety.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 2205), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (H.B. 3026), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (S.B. 2807), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER J. OPERATION OF AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.452","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"e3ac1586cb46147d06c4fd55486ddf2539e69f6e82ece62b1c9688eae8c7d9ff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.451","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}