79R2381 DWS-D


By:  McCall                                                       H.B. No. 699



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prosecution and punishment of certain offenses relating 
to a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 521.451(b), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A [B] 
misdemeanor.
	SECTION 2.  Section 521.453(d), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(d)  For purposes of this section, an offense under 
Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.  If conduct that 
constitutes an offense under Subsection (a) also constitutes an 
offense under Section 521.451 or under Section 37.10, Penal Code, 
the actor may not be prosecuted under Section 521.451 or under 
Section 37.10, Penal Code.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies 
only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this 
Act.  For the purposes of this section, an offense is committed 
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense 
occurs before that date.
	(b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this 
Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, 
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.