By: Carona, West S.B. No. 332
 
 
 
   
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the responsibility of an employer in relation to a
person who drives a commercial motor vehicle; providing a criminal
penalty.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 522.072, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (d) to
read as follows:
       (a)  An employer may not knowingly permit a person to drive a
commercial motor vehicle during a period in which:
             (1)  the person:
                   (A) [(1)]  has been denied the privilege of
driving a commercial motor vehicle;
                   (B) [(2)]  is disqualified from driving a
commercial motor vehicle;
                   (C) [(3)]  is subject to an out-of-service order
in a state; or
                   (D) [(4)]  has more than one commercial driver's
license, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the
person is issued a driver's license; or
             (2)  the employer is subject to an out-of-service order
that affects the driver or the vehicle.
       (b-1)  An employer who violates Subsection (a) or (b) commits
an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B
misdemeanor.
       (d)  For purposes of Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (a)(2),
"commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section
644.001.
       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed 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 the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
committed before that date.
       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.