BILL ANALYSIS C.S.S.B. 853 By: Shapiro Criminal Justice 4-28-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Currently, adults who drive while intoxicated with a child in a car do not face enhanced penalties. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 853 enhances the penalties for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated if a minor was present in the vehicle. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 49.09, Penal Code, by adding Subsection (f), as follows: (f) Provides that a person who commits an offense described in Subsections (a) or (c) and has been previously convicted two times of the same offense, the person commits a second degree felony. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.