89R12589 MZM-D
By: Creighton S.B. No. 2799
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of
reckless driving.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 545.401, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1), (e), and
(f) to read as follows:
(b) Subject to Subsection (b-1), an [An] offense under this
section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $200;
(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 30
days; or
(3) both the fine and the confinement.
(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an offense under this
section is:
(1) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of
the offense that another person suffered bodily injury as a result
of the offense; and
(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the
trial of the offense that another person suffered serious bodily
injury as a result of the offense.
(e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
(f) In this section, "bodily injury" and "serious bodily
injury" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
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 on the date 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, 2025.