By Ogden S.B. No. 268 77R2453 DWS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the penalty for certain speeding offenses. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Section 545.366 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 545.366. PENALTY: EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT BY 25 MILES PER 1-7 HOUR OR MORE. A person who commits an offense under this subtitle 1-8 by exceeding an applicable maximum speed limit by 25 miles per hour 1-9 or more shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200 or more 1-10 than $500. 1-11 SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies 1-12 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this 1-13 Act. For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed 1-14 before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense 1-15 occurs before that date. 1-16 (b) An offense committed before the effective date of this 1-17 Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was 1-18 committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that 1-19 purpose. 1-20 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.