Amend CSHB 2730 (House committee printing) by adding the
following ARTICLE to the bill, appropriately numbered, and
renumbering subsequent ARTICLES accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY
SECTION ____.01. Section 601.053, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an [An] operator
who does not exhibit evidence of financial responsibility under
Subsection (a) is presumed to have operated the vehicle in
violation of Section 601.051.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the peace officer
determines through use of the verification program established
under Subchapter N that financial responsibility has been
established for the vehicle.
SECTION ____.02. Subchapter N, Chapter 601, Transportation
Code, as added by Chapter 1325 (HB 3588), Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is repealed.