Senate bill · 89R

SB 2017

Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.

Did not pass

Progress

77 days from first to latest action, across 33 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 6
Referred to committee
Mar 17
Heard in committee
May 6
Reported from committee
May 7
Passed first chamber
May 12
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2017 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 29–1

29 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Criminal Jurisprudence
May 22, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 22, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 20, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence
May 20, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
May 20, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence
May 14, 2025 · House
Read first time
May 14, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
May 12, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Amended
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 9, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Criminal Justice
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

Authors

Paul BettencourtR

In committee

Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard May 6, 2025 · reported after 51 days
Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred May 14, 2025 · heard May 20, 2025 · failed in committee

Topics

Crimes: Miscellaneous Vehicles & Traffic: Rules of Road

Bill text

EngrossedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF

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