Bill Commons

TX SB 296

enacted

Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 296 pass?

Yes. TX SB 296 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-28): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 296 about?

TX SB 296 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 296?

Perry, Canales are the primary sponsors of TX SB 296, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Canalesprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-28

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-16

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-16

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-16

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-15

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-15

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-15

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-14

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-14

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  17. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-10

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  20. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Transportation

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  27. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  29. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  30. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  31. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  33. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  34. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  35. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  36. 2025-04-09

    Co-author authorized

  37. 2025-03-13

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-03-13

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-03-13

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-03-12

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-03-12

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-03-12

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  43. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Transportation

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  45. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  46. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 135-2

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Hicklan: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Pau: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Garcia Hernandez: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • V: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-15 · pass · 139-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Pau: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Tot: absent

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 296.xml

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