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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1493

Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

120 days from first to latest action, across 48 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 20

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 6

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 2

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 2

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 10

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 21

  7. Sent to governor

    May 23

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 21, 2025

Passed 138–3

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Filed without the Governor's signature

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 23, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 23, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  8. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

    May 21, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 21, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 21, 2025 · House

  11. Passed

    May 21, 2025 · House

  12. Read 3rd time

    May 21, 2025 · House

  13. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

    May 21, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 21, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 21, 2025 · House

  16. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

    May 21, 2025 · House

  17. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

    May 19, 2025 · House

  18. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

    May 16, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report distributed

    May 15, 2025 · House

  20. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 15, 2025 · House

  21. Withdrawn from schedule

    May 12, 2025 · House

  22. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Transportation

    May 9, 2025 · House

  23. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    May 9, 2025 · House

  24. Considered in formal meeting

    May 9, 2025 · House

  25. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  26. Read first time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  27. Received from the Senate

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  28. Reported engrossed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  29. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  30. Passed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  31. Read 3rd time

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  32. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  33. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  34. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  35. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  36. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  37. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  38. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  39. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  40. Reported favorably w/o amendments Transportation

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  41. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  42. Testimony taken in committee Transportation

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  43. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  44. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  45. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  46. Read first time

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  47. Filed

    Feb 20, 2025 · Senate

  48. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 20, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Transportation

    Senate

    Referred Mar 6, 2025 · heard Apr 2, 2025 · reported after 27 days

  • Transportation

    House

    Referred Apr 17, 2025 · heard May 9, 2025 · reported after 22 days

Topics

Vehicles & Traffic: EquipmentVehicles & Traffic: Rules of Road

Bill text

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HB 4955Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.Jared PattersonRReported from committeeDid not passMay 21, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
HB 4880Relating to sign requirements for construction or maintenance work zones.Mike OlcottRReported from committeeDid not passMay 14, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
HB 5332Relating to the issuance of excess axle or gross weight permits.Helen KerwinRHeard in committeeDid not passMay 1, 2025Left pending in committee
HB 2822Relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station.Mihaela PleșaDHeard in committeeDid not passMay 8, 2025Left pending in committee
HB 2699Relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by City of Roma for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Starr County; authorizing a fee.Ryan GuillenRHeard in committeeDid not passMay 1, 2025Left pending in committee
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