79R4681 MTB-F

By:  Solis                                                        H.B. No. 1888



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to providing a speed limit exception for nurse-midwives 
responding to emergencies.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 545.365, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  The regulation of the speed of a vehicle under this 
subchapter does not apply to:
		(1)  an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a 
call;                  
		(2)  a police patrol; or                                                      
		(3)  a physician, certified nurse-midwife, or 
ambulance responding to an emergency call.
	(c)  In this section, "certified nurse-midwife" has the 
meaning assigned by Section 203.002, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act does not apply to an offense 
committed before 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 that date.
	(b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this 
Act is covered by the law as it existed on the date on which the 
offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for 
that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.