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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; |
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increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.251(f), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of |
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not less than $50 or more than $200, except that the offense is |
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punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $400 if it is |
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shown on the trial of the offense that the operator disregarded a |
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warning given by a flagger under Subsection (a)(2). |
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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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governed 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, 2025. |