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Votes at a glance: Transportation Committee actions and committee reports (Oct. 12, 2025 hearing)
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee recorded committee‑level actions on a range of bills during its Oct. 12 hearing; many bills were reported favorably while several were left pending for amendment or additional data.
The Senate Committee on Transportation recorded committee actions on multiple bills during its Oct. 12 hearing. Below is a concise list of committee motions and the committee’s recorded roll‑call outcomes where votes were taken. If a bill was left pending for amendment or further information it is listed as "left pending." All outcomes reflect the committee record and clerk roll calls taken during the hearing.
Votes at a glance
- SB 13 66 (Construction work‑zone safety curriculum): Reported favorably (committee recommendation: do pass). Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays. Motion moved and carried; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 9 27 (Special military license plate — Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 12 27 (Eliminate $3 fee for certain veteran plates): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 12 29 (Veterans Memorial Highway designation, Smith County): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 13 53 (Pilotage framework for Cameron County / Brazos‑Santiago pilots): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 14 64 (Clarify title‑hearing limitations for tax assessor collectors): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 17 09 (Highway renaming facilitation — Nueces County): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 17 29 (Technical cleanup on rental car registration provisions): Reported favorably. Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 17 33 (Calhoun Port Authority board composition — committee substitute adopted): Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably (committee recommendation: do pass committee substitute). Recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 17 44 (Farm‑to‑Market highway designation — Camp County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway; committee substitute adopted): Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably; recorded tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 18 16 (Miniature vehicle codification / DMV rules; committee substitute adopted): Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably; recorded tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 18 41 (Airport consumer data privacy): Reported favorably; recorded committee tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
- SB 19 39 (Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund — move interest to fund account; committee substitute adopted): Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably; recorded tally: 7 ayes, 0 nays; recommended to the local uncontested calendar.
Left pending (no committee vote recorded)
- SB 744 (Stop‑arm camera clarification): Left pending for further information and stakeholder follow up.
- SB 546 (Three‑point seat‑belt committee substitute): Left pending for TEA reporting and fiscal considerations.
- SB 13 94 (Ready‑mix concrete axle/tire load alignment): Left pending for statutory clarifications and enforcement language.
- SB 17 45 and SB 17 46 (Cedar Port navigation district authority and dredge‑material provisions): Left pending pending negotiations between Cedar Port and Chambers‑Liberty ND to resolve submerged‑land compensation language.
Notes on procedure and record
- Where the committee recorded roll calls, the clerk’s transcript shows the committee vote counts (most commonly recorded as 7 ayes, no nays). A number of bills were advanced to the local uncontested calendar after committee action. Several bills were left pending to permit amendment work and additional technical clarification.
- The committee also adopted several committee substitutes during the hearing (noted above) and directed staff and sponsors to coordinate amendments on unresolved property and implementation issues.
