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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. STANDING ON OR NEAR HIGHWAY [SOLICITATION BY
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PEDESTRIANS]. |
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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 [to solicit a ride,
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contribution, employment, or business from an occupant of a
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vehicle], except that a person may stand in a roadway to solicit a |
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charitable contribution if authorized to do so by the local |
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authority having jurisdiction over the roadway. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before |
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the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs |
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before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the offense was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |