By Elkins                                             H.B. No. 1933
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the creation of an offense for blocking access to
 1-3     van-accessible parking spaces.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended
 1-6     by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
 1-7           (l)  A person commits an offense if the person parks a
 1-8     vehicle in such a way as to prevent a person with a disability from
 1-9     entering or exiting a vehicle parked in a van-accessible parking
1-10     space.
1-11           SECTION 2.  Section 681.010, Transportation Code, is amended
1-12     by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-13           (c)  A person who may file a charge under this section may
1-14     authorize the towing and storage of a vehicle parked in violation
1-15     of Section 681.011(l) by a towing company in the manner provided by
1-16     Section 684.014.
1-17           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-18           SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
1-19     to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
1-20     For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the
1-21     effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
1-22     before the effective date.