Introduced
Jan 29, 2025
In committee
Mar 14, 2025
Passed the House
Apr 25, 2025
Passed the Senate
May 9, 2025
To the governor
May 13, 2025
Became law
May 24, 2025
Every action
54 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 46 earlier steps
Jan 29, 2025 House Filed Mar 14, 2025 House Read first time Mar 14, 2025 Committee Referred to Transportation · House Transportation Mar 27, 2025 Committee Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Transportation Mar 27, 2025 Committee Considered in public hearing · House Transportation Mar 27, 2025 Committee Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Transportation Mar 27, 2025 Committee Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent · House Transportation Mar 27, 2025 Committee Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · House Transportation Apr 8, 2025 House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator Apr 8, 2025 House Committee report distributed Apr 9, 2025 House Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Apr 15, 2025 House Considered in Local & Consent Calendars Apr 17, 2025 House Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar Apr 17, 2025 House Withdrawn from calendar (contested) Apr 17, 2025 House Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Apr 23, 2025 House Considered in Local & Consent Calendars Apr 25, 2025 House Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar Apr 25, 2025 House Read 2nd time Apr 25, 2025 House Passed to engrossment Apr 25, 2025 House Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal Apr 25, 2025 House Read 3rd time Apr 25, 2025 House Passed Apr 25, 2025 House Record vote (RV#552) Apr 25, 2025 House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Apr 25, 2025 House Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal Apr 25, 2025 House Reported engrossed Apr 28, 2025 Senate Received from the House Apr 29, 2025 Senate Read first time Apr 29, 2025 Senate Referred to Transportation May 7, 2025 Committee Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Transportation May 7, 2025 Committee Considered in public hearing · Senate Transportation May 7, 2025 Committee Testimony taken in committee · Senate Transportation May 7, 2025 Committee Vote taken in committee · Senate Transportation May 7, 2025 Committee Reported favorably w/o amendments · Senate Transportation May 7, 2025 Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar May 8, 2025 Senate Committee report printed and distributed May 9, 2025 Senate Placed on intent calendar May 9, 2025 Senate Printing rule suspended May 9, 2025 Senate Rules suspended-Intent Calendar May 9, 2025 Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business May 9, 2025 Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading May 9, 2025 Senate Vote recorded in Journal May 9, 2025 Senate Three day rule suspended May 9, 2025 Senate Record vote May 9, 2025 Senate Read 3rd time May 9, 2025 Senate Passed
May 9, 2025 Senate Record vote May 9, 2025 House Senate passage reported May 12, 2025 House Reported enrolled May 12, 2025 House Signed in the House May 12, 2025 Senate Signed in the Senate May 13, 2025 Governor Sent to the Governor May 24, 2025 Governor Signed by the Governor May 24, 2025 Governor Effective on 9/1/25
Roll calls
4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Senator Hall moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2198 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — The motion prevailed · Full Senate
Passed 31–0
Yes 31
No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no
Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes · 31
The bill was read third time and was passed · Full Senate
Passed 31–0
Yes 31
No 0
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no
Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes · 31
Committee and other votes
Date Where Question Result
Mar 27, 2025
House Transportation
Transportation: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Passed 13–0
May 7, 2025
Senate Transportation
Transportation: Reported favorably w/o amendments
Passed 8–0
From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026.
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