1-1 By: Wentworth S.B. No. 923 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 5, 1999; March 8, 1999, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 3, 1999, 1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 3, 1999, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 923 By: Lucio 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to supervision of a vehicle operator holding an 1-10 instruction permit; providing penalties. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Section 521.222, Transportation Code, is amended 1-13 by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: 1-14 (f) A person who occupies the seat in a vehicle by a holder 1-15 of an instruction permit commits an offense if, while the holder is 1-16 operating the vehicle, the person: 1-17 (1) sleeps; 1-18 (2) is intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal 1-19 Code; or 1-20 (3) is engaged in an activity that prevents the person 1-21 from observing and responding to the actions of the operator. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-23 * * * * *