82R8616 VOO-F
By: Bohac, Burkett H.B. No. 1736
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the penalty for illegally passing stationary authorized
emergency vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.157(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A violation of this section is:
(1) a misdemeanor punishable under Section 542.401;
(2) a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500 if the
violation results in property damage; [or]
(3) a Class B misdemeanor if the violation results in
bodily injury; or
(4) a felony of the third degree if the violation
results in serious bodily injury or death.
SECTION 2. The change in law made 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 when the offense was committed, 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 was committed before that
date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.