Bill Commons

TX SB 1493

enacted

Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1493 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1493 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1493 about?

TX SB 1493 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1493?

Parker, Patterson are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1493.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Parkerprimary
  • Pattersonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-20

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Transportation

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-02

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-02

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-02

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-04-02

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-02

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-04-02

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Transportation

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-12

    Withdrawn from schedule

    withdrawal

  26. 2025-05-09

    Considered in formal meeting

  27. 2025-05-09

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-15

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  30. 2025-05-15

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-05-16

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  32. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  33. 2025-05-21

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  34. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-21

    Passed to 3rd reading

  36. 2025-05-21

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  38. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  39. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-21

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-22

    House passage reported

    passage

  43. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  44. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  45. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  46. 2025-05-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  47. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  48. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 138-3

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