Honorable Geanie W. Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3061 by Guillen (Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Transportation code prohibiting operating a vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk. The bill would create a Class B misdemeanor for violating the provisions of the bill.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication.