TITLE: Relating to the penalty for driving while intoxicated.

SUMMARY: Relating to the penalty for driving while intoxicated.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the penalty for driving while intoxicated. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 49.04, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and (d) and Section 49.09, an offense under this section is a Class Bmisdemeanor, with a minimum term of confinement of 72 hours. (d) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that an analysis of a specimen of the person's blood, breath, or urine showed an alcohol concentration level of 0.15 or more at the time the analysis was performed, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. 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 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 was committed before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.