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Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty, the official text

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S.B. No. 2129

AN ACT

relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings;

increasing a criminal penalty.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 545.251(f), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(f) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of

not less than $50 or more than $200, except that the offense is

punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $400 if it is

shown on the trial of the offense that the operator disregarded a

warning given by a flagger under Subsection (a)(2).

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, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2129 passed the Senate on

April 22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2129 passed the House on

May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 103, Nays 34, two

present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor
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