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TX SB1308: Relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle technologies.

Effective Jun 18, 2021 Texas · 2021 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB1308 · where it stands

All steps complete
  1. Introduced Complete
  2. Passed first chamber Complete
  3. Passed both chambers Complete
  4. Enacted Complete
  5. Effective Since Jun 18, 2021
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Enacted
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In one paragraph

Texas SB 1308 (2021) became law without the Governor's signature. It required the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety, consulting the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, to study the use of automated driving systems, connected driving systems and other emerging vehicle technologies to reduce congestion at Texas-Mexico ports of entry, and their effects on the transportation workforce, the economy and safety, with a report due January 1, 2023. The act expired September 1, 2023.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

Freight carriers and AV developers at Texas border crossings were the subject of a completed state study; the law no longer imposes duties.

Key provisions

  1. TxDOT and DPS jointly study automated driving systems, connected driving systems and other emerging technologies at Texas-Mexico ports of entry
  2. Study covers congestion relief and impacts on the transportation workforce, economy, and driver and public safety
  3. Consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  4. Report to the governor, lieutenant governor and legislature by January 1, 2023
  5. The act expired September 1, 2023

Latest legislative action

Jun 18, 2021. Filed without the Governor's signature; effective immediately; Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., ch. 918

Topics and industries

Related topics

Autonomous VehiclesAI in Government

Affected industries

TransportationGovernment

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