89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1357
Relating to the use of a portable wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty.
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89R5063 SRA-D By: Cunningham H.B. No. 1357 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of a portable wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; increasing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 545.4251(e), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of at least $100 [$25] and not more than $200 [$99] unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted at least one time of an