Bill Commons

TX SB 546

enacted

Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 546 pass?

Yes. TX SB 546 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 546 about?

TX SB 546 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 546?

Menéndez, Craddick are the primary sponsors of TX SB 546, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-12-06
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Menéndezprimary
  • Craddickprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-27

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  13. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-21

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  18. 2025-05-21

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  19. 2025-05-21

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  20. 2025-05-21

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

  21. 2025-05-21

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  22. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  23. 2025-05-16

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  24. 2025-05-15

    Committee report distributed

  25. 2025-05-15

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  26. 2025-05-13

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-05-13

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-13

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-12

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-12

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Transportation

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  34. 2025-04-23

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  35. 2025-04-22

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  37. 2025-04-22

    Passed

    passage

  38. 2025-04-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  40. 2025-04-22

    Three day rule suspended

  41. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  42. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  43. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  45. 2025-04-22

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  46. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  47. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  48. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  49. 2025-04-22

    Co-author authorized

  50. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  51. 2025-04-15

    Co-author authorized

  52. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  53. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  54. 2025-04-09

    Vote taken in committee

  55. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  57. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken in committee

  58. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  59. 2025-03-26

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  60. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Transportation

    referral-committee

  61. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  62. 2024-12-06

    Filed

    filing

  63. 2024-12-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-22 · pass · 23-8

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Sparks: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 546 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-22 · pass · 25-6

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Sparks: no

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 104-38

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: 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
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Gates: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Virdel: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 546.xml

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