1-1     By:  Wentworth                                        S.B. No. 1195
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2001; March 8, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
 1-4     April 3, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6,
 1-5     Nays 0; April 3, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to the creation of an offense involving the supervision of
 1-9     a vehicle operator holding an instruction permit.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Section 521.222, Transportation Code, is amended
1-12     by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
1-13           (f)  A person who occupies the seat in a vehicle by a holder
1-14     of an instruction permit commits an offense if, while the holder is
1-15     operating the vehicle, the person:
1-16                 (1)  sleeps;
1-17                 (2)  is intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal
1-18     Code; or
1-19                 (3)  is engaged in an activity that prevents the person
1-20     from observing and responding to the actions of the operator.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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