TO: | Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4449 by Bolton (Relating to the criminal consequences of operating a motorcycle on which a person younger than five is a passenger.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to prohibit a person from carrying another person on a motorcycle unless the passenger is at least five years of age. An exception would be made for passengers younger than five years of age riding in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle. A violation would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $200.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, DB
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