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By: Harper-Brown (Senate Sponsor - Carona) |
H.B. No. 625 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 9, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for the operation of a vehicle without a |
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license plate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.943, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor |
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punishable by a fine not to exceed $200. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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