SB 2710 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to including vehicles of certain prosecutors in the definition of authorized emergency vehicle.

SB 2710 amends Texas Transportation Code Section 541.201 to include vehicles used by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, county attorneys, and their employed prosecutors in the legal definition of "authorized emergency vehicle." This change directly affects prosecutors' vehicles when responding to emergencies, granting them the same traffic privileges as police or fire vehicles under existing law. The bill adds these vehicles to the list of authorized emergency vehicles without creating new requirements or altering enforcement. It takes effect September 1, 2025, and is purely definitional, clarifying which vehicles qualify for emergency vehicle privileges.
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Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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Brent Hagenbuch
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