HB 1625

AN ACT relating to the penalties for the offense of passing certain

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Increases penalties for dangerous driving violations, specifically related to improperly passing vehicles. For first-time offenders, the fine ranges from $500 to $1,250, but escalates to $1,000-$2,000 for repeat offenses within five years. The law also introduces more severe consequences for offenses that result in collisions, including potential Class A misdemeanors and state jail felonies for repeated serious violations.

Subject Areas

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road KEVIN ALEXIS RAMIREZ VASQUEZ ACT Crimes--Against Persons--General

Bill Text

relating to the penalties for the offense of passing certain
vehicles, creating a criminal offense, increasing a criminal
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as the Kevin Alexis
SECTION 2.  Section 521.292(a), Transportation Code, is
(a)  Except as provided by Section 521.457(h), the
department shall suspend the person's license if the department
(1)  has operated a motor vehicle on a highway while the
person's license was suspended, canceled, disqualified, or
revoked, or without a license after an application for a license was
(2)  is a habitually reckless or negligent operator of
(3)  is a habitual violator of the traffic laws;
(4)  has permitted the unlawful or fraudulent use of
(5)  has committed an offense in another state or
Canadian province that, if committed in this state, would be
(6)  has been convicted of two or more separate
offenses of a violation of a restriction imposed on the use of the
(7)  has been responsible as a driver for any collision
resulting in serious personal injury or serious property damage;
(8)  is under 18 years of age and has been convicted of
two or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period;
(9)  has committed an offense under Sections
545.157(c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), or 545.421.
SECTION 3.  Section 545.157(c), Transportation Code, is
(c)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.
An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
of not less than $500 or more than $1,250, except that the offense
(1)  a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than
$1,000 or more than $2,000 for a second or subsequent offense
committed within five years of the date on which the most recent
preceding offense was committed;
(2)  a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in a
collision [bodily injury to another]; or
(3)  a state jail felony for a second or subsequent
offense punishable under Subdivision (2) or an offense resulting in
SECTION 4.  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
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.