87R15798 MP-D
By: Middleton H.B. No. 1182
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to proof of eligibility for medical priority boarding of
ferries operated by the Texas Department of Transportation;
creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 342, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 342.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 342.005. PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL PRIORITY
BOARDING; OFFENSE. (a) The operator of a vehicle commits an
offense if the operator boards or attempts to board a ferry operated
by the department during medical priority boarding and the
operator:
(1) does not possess proof that the operator or
another person in the vehicle is eligible for the priority
boarding; or
(2) possesses proof of eligibility for the priority
boarding that is counterfeit or altered.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.