Bill Text: TX HB3646 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Referred to Transportation [HB3646 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB3646-Introduced.html

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By: Guillen H.B. No. 3646

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying
the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 545.4141 to read as follows:
Sec. 545.4141. CARRYING PERSON IN TRUNK; OFFENSE. (a) In
this section, "trunk" means that portion of a motor vehicle that is:
(1) designed for the transportation of cargo and not
the transportation of the operator or passengers; and
(2) enclosed on all sides and accessible only by means
of a door or lid.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a
motor vehicle on a highway or street while another person is
occupying the trunk.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.