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HB2462 • 2025

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain operators of motor vehicles.

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain operators of motor vehicles.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Leach
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
05/12/2025 S Referred to Transportation
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 use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain operators of motor vehicles.

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain operators of motor vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain operators of motor vehicles.

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. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  2. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  3. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  4. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  5. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Hinojosa

  6. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2015

  7. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed as amended

  9. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2016

  10. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/9/25 6:15 PM

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  16. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Leach

  17. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1933

  19. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  25. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  26. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  27. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  31. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from schedule

  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 use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain operators of motor vehicles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2462 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Leach

H.B. No. 2462

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by certain

operators of motor vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 545.429 to read as follows:

Sec.

545.429.

USE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE BY CERTAIN

OPERATORS. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a female operator of a

motor vehicle who is pregnant or is a parent or legal guardian of

another person is entitled to use any high occupancy vehicle lane in

this state regardless of the number of occupants in the motor

vehicle.

(b)

The entitlement provided by Subsection (a) does not

apply if the Texas Department of Transportation receives notice

from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway

Administration that the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane as

provided by Subsection (a) would result in the loss of federal

highway funding or other punitive actions taken against this state

due to noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or policies.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.