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79R2749 DWS-D

By:  Wentworth                                                    S.B. No. 298



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of an offense involving the supervision of 
a vehicle operator holding an instruction permit.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 521.222, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  A person who occupies the seat in a vehicle by a holder 
of an instruction permit commits an offense if, while the holder is 
operating the vehicle, the person:
		(1)  sleeps;                                                           
		(2)  is intoxicated, as defined by Section 49.01, Penal 
Code; or     
		(3)  is engaged in an activity that prevents the person 
from observing and responding to the actions of the operator.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.