Bill Text: TX HB897 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to safety requirements for a person directly operating an amusement ride.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-10 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB897 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB897-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to safety requirements for a person directly operating an amusement ride.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-10 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB897 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB897-Comm_Sub.html
86R8099 ADM-D | ||
By: Ortega, Lucio III, Vo, Oliverson, | H.B. No. 897 | |
Lambert |
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relating to safety requirements for a person directly operating an | ||
amusement ride. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2151, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2151.1013 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2151.1013. AMUSEMENT RIDE ATTENDANT SAFETY | ||
REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section, "attendant" means a person | ||
directly operating an amusement ride. | ||
(b) To directly operate an amusement ride, an attendant must | ||
be: | ||
(1) at least 16 years of age; and | ||
(2) trained in the proper use and operation of the | ||
amusement ride the attendant is operating. | ||
(c) An attendant may not directly operate an amusement ride: | ||
(1) while the attendant is directly and simultaneously | ||
operating another amusement ride; or | ||
(2) if operation by the attendant constitutes an | ||
offense under Section 49.065, Penal Code. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |