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Amend HB 537 as follows:
(1) Amend HB 537 by striking the caption and substituting the
following: relating to the transportation of children in motor
vehicles; creating an offense
(2) On page 1, line 19, add a new Section 3 and renumber all
following sections:
Section 3. Section 545.416, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an operator may not
carry another person on a motorcycle unless the other person is at
least five years of age. An offense under this subsection is a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than
$200. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the
operator was operating the motorcycle in an emergency or for a law
enforcement purpose.
(e) Subsection (d) does not prohibit an operator from
carrying on a motorcycle a person younger than five years of age who
is seated in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle.