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      By: Creighton S.B. No. 2799     (Metcalf)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of   reckless driving.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 545.401, Transportation Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1), (e), and   (f) to read as follows:          (b)   Subject to Subsection (b-1), an [ An ] offense under this   section is a misdemeanor punishable by:                (1)  a fine not to exceed $200;                (2)  confinement in county jail for not more than 30   days; or                (3)  both the fine and the confinement.           (b-1)     Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an offense under this   section is:                 (1)     a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of   the offense that another person suffered bodily injury as a result   of the offense; and                 (2)     a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the   trial of the offense that another person suffered serious bodily   injury as a result of the offense.           (e)     If conduct that constitutes an offense under this   section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor   may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.           (f)     In this section, "bodily injury" and "serious bodily   injury" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.          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.