Amend HB 537 by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to
read as follows:
SECTION ____. Section 545.413(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person:
(A) is at least 15 years of age;
(B) is riding in [the front seat of] a passenger
vehicle while the vehicle is being operated;
(C) is occupying a seat that is equipped with a
safety belt; and
(D) is not secured by a safety belt; or
(2) as the operator of a school bus equipped with a
safety belt for the operator's seat, the person is not secured by
the safety belt.