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.