TITLE: Relating to the penalty for an offense involving motor vehicle airbags.

SUMMARY: Relating to the penalty for an offense involving motor vehicle airbags.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the penalty for an offense involving motor vehicle airbags. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 547.614, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c),[and] (d), and (e), an offense under this section is a state jail felony [Class A misdemeanor].(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the offense resulted in the death of a person. 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 covered 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.