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Senate bill · 89R

SB 305

Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

189 days from first to latest action, across 44 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 12

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 13

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 10

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 7

  7. Sent to governor

    May 8

  8. Became law

    May 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 6, 2025

Passed 136–1

136 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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passage

House · May 7, 2025

Passed 127–20

127 Yea

20 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 8, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 8, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 7, 2025 · House

  9. Passed

    May 7, 2025 · House

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 7, 2025 · House

  11. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 7, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 6, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 6, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 6, 2025 · House

  16. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 6, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report distributed

    May 6, 2025 · House

  18. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 6, 2025 · House

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

    May 1, 2025 · House

  20. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    May 1, 2025 · House

  21. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  22. Read first time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  23. Received from the Senate

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  24. Reported engrossed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  25. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  26. Passed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  27. Read 3rd time

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  28. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  29. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  30. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  31. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  32. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  33. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  34. Co-author authorized

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  35. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  36. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  37. Reported favorably w/o amendments Transportation

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  38. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  39. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  40. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  41. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  42. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  43. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

  44. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Royce West cosponsorD

In committee

  • Transportation

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 12, 2025 · reported after 38 days

  • Transportation

    House

    Referred Apr 17, 2025 · heard May 1, 2025 · reported after 14 days

Topics

AnimalsCrimes: MiscellaneousVehicles & Traffic: Rules of Road

Bill text

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