Bill Text: TX HB3668 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to an individual's responsibilities following an accident reasonably likely to result in injury to or death of a person; imposing criminal penalties.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB3668 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB3668-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 3668

AN ACT
relating to an individual's responsibilities following an accident
reasonably likely to result in injury to or death of a person;
imposing criminal penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 550.021(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident that
results or is reasonably likely to result [resulting] in injury to
or death of a person shall:
(1) immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the
accident or as close to the scene as possible;
(2) immediately return to the scene of the accident if
the vehicle is not stopped at the scene of the accident; [and]
(3) immediately determine whether a person is involved
in the accident, and if a person is involved in the accident,
whether that person requires aid; and
(4) remain at the scene of the accident until the
operator complies with the requirements of Section 550.023.
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, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3668 was passed by the House on May 7,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3668 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor