Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1174	House Author:  Fallon et al.
Effective:  9-1-13	Senate Sponsor:  Nelson

            House Bill 1174 amends the Transportation Code to increase the minimum fine for the misdemeanor offense relating to passing a school bus from $200 to $500 and the maximum fine for such an offense from $1,000 to $1,250. The bill enhances the penalty for a second or subsequent conviction of that offense committed within five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense was committed to a misdemeanor punishable by a minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $2,000.