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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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      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.       ______________________________   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.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor