TITLE: Relating to proof of eligibility for medical priority boarding of ferries operated by the Texas Department of Transportation; creating a criminal offense.

SUMMARY: Relating to proof of eligibility for medical priority boarding of ferries operated by the Texas Department of Transportation; creating a criminal offense.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to proof of eligibility for medical priority boarding of ferries operated by the Texas Department of Transportation; creating a criminal offense. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 342, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 342.005 to read as follows: Sec. 342.005. PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL PRIORITY BOARDING; OFFENSE. (a) The operator of a vehicle commits an offense if the operator boards or attempts to board a ferry operated by the department during medical priority boarding and the operator: (1) does not possess proof that the operator or another person in the vehicle is eligible for the priority boarding; or (2) possesses proof of eligibility for the priority boarding that is counterfeit or altered. (b) An offense under this section is a Class Cmisdemeanor. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.