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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for an offense involving motor vehicle |
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airbags. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.614, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), [and] (d), and |
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(e), an offense under this section is a state jail felony [Class A
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misdemeanor]. |
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(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first |
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degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense |
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resulted in the death of a person. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |