Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors; Providing that contractors providing public transit services and their employees or agents are deemed agents of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity, etc.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Dec 9, 2025SenateFiled
2. Dec 16, 2025CommitteeReferred to Transportation; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Transportation
3. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
4. Feb 5, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
5. Feb 10, 2026CommitteeCS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 · Senate Transportation6–2 vote
6. Feb 11, 2026SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
7. Feb 11, 2026CommitteeCS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
8. Feb 17, 2026CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
9. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Thomas J. "Tom" LeekR Primary sponsor · District 7
• T Transportation Sponsoring committee