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.
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