| 1 | 1 | | By: Vasut H.B. No. 1625 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the penalties for the offense of passing certain |
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| 9 | 9 | | vehicles, creating a criminal offense, increasing a criminal |
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| 10 | 10 | | penalty. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Kevin Alexis |
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| 13 | 13 | | Ramirez Vasquez Act. |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 2. Section 521.292(a), Transportation Code, is |
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| 15 | 15 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (a) Except as provided by Section 521.457(h), the |
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| 17 | 17 | | department shall suspend the person's license if the department |
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| 18 | 18 | | determines that the person: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) has operated a motor vehicle on a highway while the |
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| 20 | 20 | | person's license was suspended, canceled, disqualified, or |
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| 21 | 21 | | revoked, or without a license after an application for a license was |
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| 22 | 22 | | denied; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) is a habitually reckless or negligent operator of |
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| 24 | 24 | | a motor vehicle; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) is a habitual violator of the traffic laws; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (4) has permitted the unlawful or fraudulent use of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the person's license; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (5) has committed an offense in another state or |
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| 29 | 29 | | Canadian province that, if committed in this state, would be |
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| 30 | 30 | | grounds for suspension; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (6) has been convicted of two or more separate |
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| 32 | 32 | | offenses of a violation of a restriction imposed on the use of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | license; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (7) has been responsible as a driver for any collision |
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| 35 | 35 | | resulting in serious personal injury or serious property damage; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (8) is under 18 years of age and has been convicted of |
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| 37 | 37 | | two or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period; |
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| 38 | 38 | | or |
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| 39 | 39 | | (9) has committed an offense under Sections |
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| 40 | 40 | | 545.157(c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), or 545.421. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 3. Section 545.157(c), Transportation Code, is |
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| 42 | 42 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 43 | 43 | | (c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. |
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| 44 | 44 | | An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine |
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| 45 | 45 | | of not less than $500 or more than $1,250, except that the offense |
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| 46 | 46 | | is: |
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| 47 | 47 | | (1) a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than |
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| 48 | 48 | | $1,000 or more than $2,000 for a second or subsequent offense |
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| 49 | 49 | | committed within five years of the date on which the most recent |
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| 50 | 50 | | preceding offense was committed; |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in a |
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| 52 | 52 | | collision [bodily injury to another]; or |
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| 53 | 53 | | (3) a state jail felony for a second or subsequent |
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| 54 | 54 | | offense punishable under Subdivision (2) or an offense resulting in |
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| 55 | 55 | | bodily injury to another. |
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| 56 | 56 | | SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 57 | 57 | | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 58 | 58 | | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 59 | 59 | | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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| 60 | 60 | | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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| 61 | 61 | | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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| 62 | 62 | | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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| 63 | 63 | | before that date. |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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