TITLE: Relating to certain disqualifications from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain disqualifications from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain disqualifications from operating a commercial motor vehicle. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 522.081(a) and (b), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) This subsection applies only to a violation committed while operating [any motor vehicle, including] a commercial motor vehicle. A person who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for: (1) 60 days if convicted of: (A) two serious traffic violations that occur within a three-year period; or (B) one violation of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing; or (2) 120 days if convicted of: (A) three serious traffic violations arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period; or (B) two violations of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing that occur within a three-year period. (b) This [Except as provided by this subsection, this] subsection applies only to a violation committed while operating [any type of motor vehicle, including] a commercial motor vehicle. A person who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for one year: (1) if convicted of three violations of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing that occur within a three-year period; (2) on first conviction of: (A) driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, including a violation of Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code; (B) leaving the scene of a collision involving a motor vehicle driven by the person; (C) using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony, other than a felony described by Subsection (d)(2); (D) causing the death of another person through the negligent or criminal operation of a motor vehicle; or (E) driving a commercial motor vehicle while the person's commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit is revoked, suspended, or canceled, or while the person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, for an action or conduct that occurred while operating a commercial motor vehicle; (3) for refusing to submit to a test under Chapter 724 to determine the person's alcohol concentration or the presence in the person's body of a controlled substance or drug while operating a motor vehicle in a public place; or (4) if an analysis of the person's blood, breath, or urine under Chapter 522, 524, or 724 determines that the person: (A) had an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, or that a controlled substance or drug was present in the person's body, while operating a commercial motor vehicle in a public place; or (B) had an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more while operating a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, in a public place. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.