Bill Text: TX HB1906 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB1906 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB1906-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1906 |
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relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal | ||
penalty. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 7, Water Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 7.1831 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 7.1831. VIOLATION OF LOCALLY ENFORCED MOTOR VEHICLE | ||
IDLING LIMITATIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person | ||
violates a rule adopted by the commission concerning locally | ||
enforced motor vehicle idling limitations. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an offense under this | ||
section is a Class C misdemeanor. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and | ||
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | ||
purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the | ||
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs | ||
before that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1906 was passed by the House on April | ||
26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 38, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1906 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 | ||
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______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |