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HB2455 • 2025

Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Canales
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  7. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  8. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  9. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#757

  10. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  13. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  15. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Canales

  16. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#667

  17. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  19. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#668

  20. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  22. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  23. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  24. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  25. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  26. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  27. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  28. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  31. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  32. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  34. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  35. 2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2455 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Canales

H.B. No. 2455

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of

vehicles operating at certain ports of entry.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 621.101(c), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) This section does not:

(1) authorize size or weight limits on the national

system of interstate and defense highways in this state greater

than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended;

(2) prohibit the operation of a vehicle or combination

of vehicles that could be lawfully operated on a highway or road of

this state on December 16, 1974; [
or
]

(3) apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that

operates exclusively:

(A) at a private port of entry;

(B) on private roads associated with the port of

entry; and

(C) across a public highway between private roads

associated with the port of entry under a contract under Section

623.052
; or

(4)

apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that

is authorized to operate under a permit issued under Section

623.363 while the vehicle or combination is operating at an

international bridge that is owned, wholly or partially, by a

municipality in this state with a population of 50,000 or more but

less than 85,000
.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.