89R9340 AJZ-D     By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 4649       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the investigation and reporting of certain motor   vehicle collisions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 550.041(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A peace officer who is notified of a motor vehicle   collision resulting in injury to or death of a person or [property]   damage to a motor vehicle to the [an apparent] extent that the   vehicle cannot be normally and safely driven [of at least $1,000]   may investigate the collision and file justifiable charges relating   to the collision without regard to whether the collision occurred   on property to which this chapter applies.          SECTION 2.  Section 550.062(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A law enforcement officer who in the regular course of   duty investigates a motor vehicle collision shall make a written   report of the collision if the collision resulted in injury to or   the death of a person or damage to a motor vehicle to the [property   of any one person to the apparent] extent that the vehicle cannot be   normally and safely driven [of $1,000 or more].          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a motor vehicle accident occurring on or after the effective date   of this Act.  A motor vehicle accident occurring before the   effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect on the   date the accident occurred, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.