89R6247 RDR-D     By: Bhojani, Perez of Harris, Little, H.B. No. 1772       Canales, Harris Davila       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.