Bill Text: TX HB2979 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 2979 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses involving parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-22 - Referred to Transportation [HB2979 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB2979-Introduced.html

	85R13156 AJZ-D

	By: Klick	H.B. No. 2979



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the punishment for certain offenses involving parking
	in a space designated for persons with disabilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended
	by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsections (g-1) and (g-2)
	to read as follows:
	(g) Except as provided by Subsections (g-1), (h), (i), (j),
	and (k) [~~(h)-(k)~~], an offense under this section is a misdemeanor
	punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $750.
	(g-1) In lieu of imposing a fine on conviction under
	Subsection (g), the court may order a person who has not previously
	been convicted of an offense under this section to:
	(1) perform community service at a nonprofit
	organization that serves persons with disabilities or persons with
	disabling diseases;
	(2) perform any community service that may sensitize
	the person to the needs of and obstacles faced by persons with
	disabilities; or
	(3) attend education classes on disability awareness
	and accessible parking.
	(g-2) The court shall set the number of hours of community
	service or education classes required under Subsection (g-1).
	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 on the date the offense was committed, and the
	former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
	this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
	this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.