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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standing in a roadway; amending provisions subject to a |
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criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 552.007, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.007. [SOLICITATION BY] PEDESTRIANS IN ROADWAY. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.007(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not stand in a roadway in a manner that |
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impedes vehicular traffic or presents a danger to the person or |
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another person unless [to solicit a ride, contribution, employment,
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or business from an occupant of a vehicle, except that a person may
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stand in a roadway to solicit a charitable contribution if] |
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authorized to do so by the local authority having jurisdiction over |
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the roadway. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 552.007(b) and (c) and 552.0071, |
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Transportation Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |