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2.
SB 193 requires drivers nearing stopped emergency
vehicles-with lights activated -to either slow down or
change lanes.
3. A violation is punishable by a maximum fine of
$200. If the violation results in property damage, the
maximum fine increases to $500. If the violation results
in bodily injury, the offense is enhanced to a Class B
misdemeanor.
4. Having a video display that is visible from the
driver’s seat is illegal.
5.
SB 209 expands the definition of video receiving
equipment to include digital videodisc players,
videocassette players or similar equipment. This
equipment may be used only if it is located so that the
video display is not visible from the operator’s seat.
6. HB 1326 automatically suspends for one year the
driver license of anyone convicted of illegally racing on
a public roadway. SB 439 makes it illegal to add
reflective material, lights, emblems or anything else
that changes the color of the license plate or makes it
difficult to read the letters on the license plate. The
name of the state where the vehicle is registered must be
visible.
7. SB 613 suspends the driver license of anyone under
the age of 21 who is convicted of the manufacture,
delivery, possession, transportation or use of an
abusable volatile chemical.
8. HB 2096 makes human trafficking a second-degree
felony; if the person trafficked is younger than 14 years
of age or the commission of the offense results in the
death, the offense is a first-degree felony.
9. HB 292 strengthens an existing law and allows a
police office to have a blood or breath alcohol sample
taken from a driver involved in an alcohol-related crash
that kills or seriously injures another person, either in
a motor vehicle or a boat.
10. SB 895 requires that a parent or family member
participating in the Parent-Taught Driver Education
Program have a valid license for the previous three
years. The license cannot have been suspended, revoked or
forfeited during the past three years for traffic-related
violations.
11. SB 1445 amends the current law to allow limited
use of electronic information from the magnetic strip on
the back of driver licenses by banks-and Texas Parks and
Wildlife and its vendors.
12. HB 148 makes it a Class A misdemeanor to
manufacture, sell or possess a placard that is
deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard without
proper authorization. A person also commits a Class B
misdemeanor if they knowingly park in a space designated
for persons with disabilities using a counterfeit
placard.
13. HB 1784 makes it an offense for a person to park
their vehicle where it blocks a disabled access aisle
that is designed to aid persons with disabilities.
14. HB 1330 allows an applicant to voluntarily list
on their driver license or identification card any health
condition that might impede communication with peace
officers. The applicant must supply DPS with a written
statement from a licensed physician
15. HB 3588 increases the penalty for seriously
injuring someone when illegally passing a school bus that
is loading or unloading students to Class A misdemeanor.
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