By:  Ogden                                                        S.B. No. 663
	(In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2003; February 27, 2003, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Infrastructure 
Development and Security; March 19, 2003, reported adversely, with 
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 
0; March 19, 2003, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 663                                    By:  Ogden


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to an additional cost on conviction of an offense for 
roadway safety and traffic enforcement.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 102.075, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows:
	(p)  In addition to other costs on conviction imposed under 
this article, a person shall pay a $2.50 penalty on conviction of 
any felony or misdemeanor.  The comptroller shall deposit 20 
percent of the money received under this subsection to the credit of 
the Center for Transportation Safety under Subchapter J, Chapter 
88, Education Code, and the remainder to the credit of the 
Department of Public Safety account in the general revenue fund to 
be used at the discretion of the public safety director to provide 
additional traffic enforcement in areas for which the department 
determines a need.  Subsection (h) does not apply to money received 
under this subsection.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2004.                             
	SECTION 3.  (a)  Subsection (p), Article 102.075, Code of 
Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, applies only to an offense 
committed on or after the effective date of this Act.  For purposes 
of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date 
of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before the 
effective date.
	(b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this 
Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, 
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.



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