Amend CSHB 3555, by striking page 13, lines 13-21 and
substituting the following:
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
Subsection (b) that:
(1) the person consuming the alcoholic beverage is a
passenger in:
(A) the living quarters of a house coach or house
trailer;
(B) a motor vehicle designed, maintained, or used
primarily for the transportation of persons; or
(C) the vehicle being driven by a person who
requested and was administered a breathalyzer test that showed an
alcohol concentration of 0.00 percent; or
(2) the receptacle containing the alcoholic beverage is
located in:
(A) a locked storage compartment of the vehicle,
including a locked glove compartment; or
(B) a vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk,
and behind the last upright seat of the vehicle or another area of
the vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or a passenger.