HB 2601

relating to certain disqualifications from operating a commercial
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 522.081(a) and (b), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a)  This subsection applies only to a violation committed
while operating [any motor vehicle, including] a commercial motor
vehicle.  A person who holds a commercial driver's license or
commercial learner's permit is disqualified from driving a
(A)  two serious traffic violations that occur
(B)  one violation of a law that regulates the
operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing; or
(A)  three serious traffic violations arising
from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period; or
(B)  two violations of a law that regulates the
operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing that occur
(b)  This [Except as provided by this subsection, this]
subsection applies only to a violation committed while operating
[any type of motor vehicle, including] a commercial motor vehicle.
A person who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial
learner's permit is disqualified from driving a commercial motor
(1)  if convicted of three violations of a law that
regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade
crossing that occur within a three-year period;
(A)  driving a motor vehicle under the influence
of alcohol or a controlled substance, including a violation of
Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code;
(B)  leaving the scene of a collision involving a
motor vehicle driven by the person;
(C)  using a motor vehicle in the commission of a
felony, other than a felony described by Subsection (d)(2);
(D)  causing the death of another person through
the negligent or criminal operation of a motor vehicle; or
(E)  driving a commercial motor vehicle while the
person's commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
is revoked, suspended, or canceled, or while the person is
disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, for an action
or conduct that occurred while operating a commercial motor
(3)  for refusing to submit to a test under Chapter 724
to determine the person's alcohol concentration or the presence in
the person's body of a controlled substance or drug while operating
a motor vehicle in a public place; or
(4)  if an analysis of the person's blood, breath, or
urine under Chapter 522, 524, or 724 determines that the person:
(A)  had an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more,
or that a controlled substance or drug was present in the person's
body, while operating a commercial motor vehicle in a public place;
(B)  had an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more
while operating a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.