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Senate Bill 153 |
Senate Author: Wentworth |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Phillips |
Senate Bill 153 amends the Transportation Code to provide that a person who is supervising a person driving with an instruction permit commits an offense if, while the permittee is driving, the person sleeps, is intoxicated as defined by law, or is engaged in activity that prevents the person from observing and responding to the actions of the driver. The bill establishes a defense to prosecution if another person in addition to the defendant occupied the seat by the driver, complied with the law governing instruction permits, and did not commit the offense.