Bill Text: TX SB904 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the offense of the unauthorized use of parking designated for persons with disabilities.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB904 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB904-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 904 |
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relating to the offense of the unauthorized use of parking | ||
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 adding Subsections (f-1) and (f-2) to read as follows: | ||
(f-1) It is not a defense to prosecution for an offense | ||
under Subsection (a) or (b) that the parking space or area | ||
designated specifically for persons with disabilities is not | ||
designated in compliance with the standards and specifications | ||
referred to in Section 681.009(b) if the parking space or area is | ||
generally in compliance with those standards and specifications and | ||
is clearly distinguishable as being designated specifically for | ||
persons with disabilities. | ||
(f-2) A peace officer may issue a warning but may not issue a | ||
citation for an offense under Subsection (a) or (b) to a person who | ||
stands a vehicle in a parking space or area designated specifically | ||
for persons with disabilities that does not have a parking space | ||
identification sign identifying the parking space in accordance | ||
with the requirements of the standards and specifications referred | ||
to in Section 681.009(b). | ||
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, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 904 passed the Senate on | ||
March 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 904 passed the House on | ||
May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |