87R7015 CXP-D     By: Dominguez H.B. No. 2309       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the penalties for the illegal use of a parking space or   area designated specifically for persons with disabilities;   increasing criminal fines.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 681.011(g) and (k), Transportation   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (g)  Except as provided by Subsections (h)-(k), an offense   under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less   than $500 or more than $1,000 [$750].          (k)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this   section that the person has been previously convicted four times of   an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by a fine   of $1,650 [$1,250] and 50 hours of community service.          SECTION 2.  Sections 681.011(h), (i), and (j),   Transportation Code, as amended by Chapters 1160 (H.B. 3095) and   1336 (S.B. 52), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session,   2009, are reenacted and amended to read as follows:          (h)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this   section that the person has been previously convicted one time of an   offense under this section, the offense is punishable by:                (1)  a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,050   [$800]; and                (2)  10 hours of community service.          (i)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this   section that the person has been previously convicted two times of   an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by:                (1)  a fine of not less than $550 or more than $1,050   [$800]; and                (2)  20 hours of community service.          (j)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this   section that the person has been previously convicted three times   of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by:                (1)  a fine of not less than $800 or more than $1,450   [$1,100]; and                (2)  30 hours of community service.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.