TITLE: Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; increasing a criminal penalty.

SUMMARY: Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; increasing a criminal penalty.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; increasing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 644.151(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) An offense under this section is a [Class C] misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $150 or more than $500.SECTION 2. An offense under Section 644.151, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when 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, 2015.