By: Smith H.B. No. 2505
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of a watercraft while intoxicated.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 49.045, Penal Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 49.045. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD
PASSENGER. (a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person is intoxicated while operating a motor
vehicle or operating a watercraft in a public place; and
(2) the vehicle or watercraft being operated by the
person is occupied by a passenger who is younger than 15 years of
age.
(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
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
covered 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 occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.