By Zaffirini S.B. No. 548 77R5883 JD-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the appeal of a final court judgment sustaining or 1-3 negating certain suspensions of a driver's license. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 524, Transportation Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 524.045 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 524.045. APPEAL OF FINAL COURT JUDGMENT. (a) In the 1-8 manner provided for civil actions generally, a final judgment of a 1-9 county court, county court at law, or district court under this 1-10 subchapter may be appealed by the department or by the person whose 1-11 driver's license suspension is sustained. 1-12 (b) An appeal bond may not be required of the department. 1-13 (c) Section 524.042 applies to an appeal brought under this 1-14 section. 1-15 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect immediately if it 1-16 receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 1-17 house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. 1-18 If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate 1-19 effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-20 (b) Section 524.045, Transportation Code, as added by this 1-21 Act, applies only to a final judgment of a court under Subchapter 1-22 D, Chapter 524, Transportation Code, that is entered on or after 1-23 the effective date of this Act. A final judgment of a court under 1-24 Subchapter D, Chapter 524, Transportation Code, that was entered 2-1 before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in 2-2 effect immediately before the effective date of this Act and the 2-3 former law is continued in effect for that purpose.