Amend CSSB 1811 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE _____. STATE TRAFFIC FINE

SECTION ___.01.  Section 542.4031(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  In addition to the fine prescribed by Section 542.401 or another section of this subtitle, as applicable, a person who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of an offense under this subtitle shall pay $45 [$30] as a state traffic fine. The person shall pay the state traffic fine when the person enters the person's plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or on the date of conviction, whichever is earlier. The state traffic fine shall be paid regardless of whether:

(1)  a sentence is imposed on the person;

(2)  the court defers final disposition of the person's case; or

(3)  the person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

SECTION ___.02.  The change in law made by this article applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this article. An offense committed before the effective date of this article is governed by the law in effect on the date 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 article if any element of the offense occurred before that date.