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

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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-Comm_Sub.html

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83R15284 AJZ-F
By: Naishtat, Fletcher, Wu H.B. No. 3668
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3668:
By: Fletcher C.S.H.B. No. 3668

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an individual's responsibilities following an accident
possibly resulting 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 possibly results [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.