S.B. No. 904         AN ACT   relating to the offense of the unauthorized use of parking   designated for persons with disabilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsections (f-1) and (f-2) to read as follows:          (f-1)  It is not a defense to prosecution for an offense   under Subsection (a) or (b) that the parking space or area   designated specifically for persons with disabilities is not   designated in compliance with the standards and specifications   referred to in Section 681.009(b) if the parking space or area is   generally in compliance with those standards and specifications and   is clearly distinguishable as being designated specifically for   persons with disabilities.           (f-2)  A peace officer may issue a warning but may not issue a   citation for an offense under Subsection (a) or (b) to a person who   stands a vehicle in a parking space or area designated specifically   for persons with disabilities that does not have a parking space   identification sign identifying the parking space in accordance   with the requirements of the standards and specifications referred   to in Section 681.009(b).          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, 2023.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 904 passed the Senate on   March 22, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 904 passed the House on   May 19, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 2, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor