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Amend HB 537 by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to 
read as follows:
	SECTION ____.  Section 545.413(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A person commits an offense if:                                           
		(1)  the person:                                                              
			(A)  is at least 15 years of age;                                            
			(B)  is riding in [the front seat of] a passenger 
vehicle while the vehicle is being operated;
			(C)  is occupying a seat that is equipped with a 
safety belt; and          
			(D)  is not secured by a safety belt; or                                     
		(2)  as the operator of a school bus equipped with a 
safety belt for the operator's seat, the person is not secured by 
the safety belt.