Bill Text: TX HB555 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to reportable boating accidents and the penalties for certain boating accidents.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB555 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB555-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 555 | ||
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| relating to reportable boating accidents and the penalties for | ||
| certain boating accidents. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 31.105(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (a) The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, | ||
| accident, or other casualty that results in death or injury to a | ||
| person or damage to property in excess of an amount set by the | ||
| commission of not less than $2,000 [ |
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| the incident a full description of the collision, accident, or | ||
| casualty in accordance with regulations established by the | ||
| department. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 31.132, Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 31.132. REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT | ||
| OFFICERS. A marine safety enforcement officer shall provide to the | ||
| department on a form prescribed by the department a report of any | ||
| incident the officer investigates that involves a boating accident, | ||
| water fatality, or person who allegedly operates a boat while | ||
| intoxicated. The officer shall provide the report not later than | ||
| the 15th day after the date the officer initially became aware of | ||
| the incident [ |
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| SECTION 3. Section 24(g), Water Safety Act (Article 9206, | ||
| Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as added by Section 1, Chapter 48 | ||
| (H.B. 146), Acts of the 64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975, is | ||
| repealed. | ||
| SECTION 4. (a) The Parks and Wildlife Commission shall | ||
| adopt rules required to implement Section 31.105(a), Parks and | ||
| Wildlife Code, as amended by this Act, not later than December 1, | ||
| 2011. | ||
| (b) Section 31.105(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended | ||
| by this Act, applies only to a report for an accident that occurs on | ||
| or after January 1, 2012. A report for an accident that occurs | ||
| before January 1, 2012, is governed by the law in effect at the time | ||
| of the accident, and the former law is continued in effect for that | ||
| purpose. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 555 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 555 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 18, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
