Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.701 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND OTHER BUSES USED TO TRANSPORT SCHOOLCHILDREN

TN § 547.701Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. L. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES, AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES

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(a)A school bus shall be equipped with:

(1)a convex mirror or other device that reflects to the school bus operator a clear view of the area immediately in front of the vehicle that would otherwise be hidden from view; and

(2)signal lamps that:

(A)are mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable;

(B)display four alternately flashing red lights, two located on the front at the same level and two located on the rear at the same level; and

(C)emit a light visible at a distance of 500 feet in normal sunlight.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 323), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 323), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 90(c), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 451 (S.B. 1610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (S.B. 693), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (S.B. 693), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (S.B. 445), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (S.B. 546), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.