79R3244 MTB-F


By:  Thompson                                                     H.B. No. 781



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the suspension of sentence and deferral of final 
disposition for a violation of certain state laws or local 
ordinances committed by a holder of a commercial driver's license.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 45.051(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(f)  This article does not apply to:                                           
		(1)  an offense to which Section 542.404 or 729.004(b), 
Transportation Code, applies; or
		(2)  a violation of a state law or local ordinance 
relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation,
[traffic offense] committed by a person who holds a commercial 
driver's license.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies 
only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2005.
	(b)  An offense committed before September 1, 2005, is 
covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the 
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of 
this section, an offense was committed before September 1, 2005, if 
any element of the offense was committed before that date.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.