Bill Text: TX HB720 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 720 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to enhancing the penalty for intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in certain circumstances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-29 - No action taken in committee [HB720 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB720-Introduced.html

	83R1774 JSC-D

	By: Price	H.B. No. 720



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to enhancing the penalty for intoxication manslaughter and
	intoxication assault in certain circumstances.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 49.09, Penal Code, is amended by adding
	Subsection (b-5) to read as follows:
	(b-5) An offense under Section 49.07 or 49.08 relating to
	the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated is increased to
	the next higher category of offense if it is shown on the trial of
	the offense that, at the time of causing serious bodily injury or
	death, the person did not:
	(1) immediately stop the person's motor vehicle at the
	scene of the accident or as close to the scene as possible;
	(2) contact or cause to be contacted emergency medical
	services or law enforcement personnel, if possible; and
	(3) remain on the scene until the arrival of emergency
	medical services or law enforcement personnel or other first
	responders.
	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 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.