SB 864 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.

This bill (SB 864) changes Texas traffic law to allow bicyclists to treat stop signs and certain red/flashing red traffic signals as yield signs instead of requiring a full stop. It directly affects bicycle riders approaching intersections with stop signs or steady/flashing red signals. The key provision amends the Transportation Code to specify that bicyclists must yield (as per yield sign rules) rather than stop completely at these devices. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, applying only to offenses committed after that date.
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Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 13, 2025
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Carol Alvarado
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