81R5176 KJM-D
By: Miller of Erath H.B. No. 2341
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to minimum liability insurance coverage amounts for
persons convicted of offenses related to the operation of a motor
vehicle while intoxicated.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 601.072, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-2) A person convicted of an offense relating to the
operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated must maintain, in
addition to the minimum coverage required by this section,
additional liability insurance coverage to establish financial
responsibility under this chapter. The amount of liability
coverage required increases by $25,000 for each conviction.
(a-3) In this section, "offense relating to the operating of
a motor vehicle while intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by
Section 49.09, Penal Code.
SECTION 2. Section 601.072, Transportation Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or after the
effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect
immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense
was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element
of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.