Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1888 by Capriglione (Relating to punishment for the offense of driving a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver ’s license; increasing a penalty.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Transportation Code to change the punishment for operating a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver's license from a Class C misdemeanor to a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500, or a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 in the event that the offender had been convicted of the same offense within the previous year.
Local Government Impact
Costs associated with enforcement and prosecution could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact.