Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

HB 2041 amends Texas law to make it a criminal offense to pass certain stationary vehicles on highways when they are using required visual signals. The bill specifically protects eight vehicle types: emergency vehicles, stationary tow trucks, highway maintenance vehicles, utility service vehicles, municipal waste transport vehicles, toll project vehicles, animal control vehicles, and local authority parking citation vehicles. Drivers would be prohibited from passing these vehicles while they are stopped on the roadway with approved visual signals. The bill is pending legislative action and would take effect September 1, 2025, if passed.