Amend CSHB 1623, after SECTION 5 of the bill, by adding new
SECTION 6 to read as follows, and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS
of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 6. Section 521.457, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (e) and (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to
read as follows:
(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under
this section is a Class C misdemeanor [punishable by:
[(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;
and
[(2) confinement in county jail for a term of not less
than 72 hours or more than six months].
(f) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this
section that the person has previously been convicted of an offense
under this section or an offense under Section 601.371(a), as that
law existed before September 1, 2003, the offense is a Class B [A]
misdemeanor.
(f-1) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this
section that the person has previously been convicted twice or more
of an offense under this section or an offense under Section
601.371(a), as that law existed before September 1, 2003, the
offense is a Class A misdemeanor.