Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2981 by Hunter (Relating to the operation on a highway or street of a motor vehicle that is drawing a boat or personal watercraft in or on which a person is riding; providing a penalty.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add Section 545.4145 to the Transportation Code to create an offense if a person operates a motor vehicle on a highway or a street and another person is riding in a boat or personal watercraft that is being drawn by the motor vehicle. The bill would establish a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was operating the motor vehicle in a parade or in an emergency. An offense would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.