HB2546 • 2025

Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Tepper
Last action: 2025-04-29
Official status: 04/29/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

What This Bill Does

Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

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Bill History

2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Business & Commerce
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed. 4/25/25 1:15 PM
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#587
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#531
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Environmental Regulation
2025-02-06 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2546 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R12144 CMO-D

By: Tepper

H.B. No. 2546

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean

school bus program.

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

SECTION 1. Section 390.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the

program include:

(1) diesel oxidation catalysts for school buses built

before 1994;

(2) diesel particulate filters for school buses built

from 1994 to 1998;

(3) the purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on

equipment for school buses, including devices that reduce crankcase

emissions;

(4) the use of qualifying fuel;

(5) other technologies that the commission finds will

bring about significant emissions reductions; and

(6) replacement of a
pre-2011
[
pre-2007
] model year

school bus.

SECTION 2. Sections 390.004(c) and (d), Health and Safety

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(c) A school bus proposed for replacement must:

(1) be of model year
2010
[
2006
] or earlier;

(2) have been owned and operated by the applicant for

at least the two years before submission of the grant application;

(3) be in good operational condition; and

(4) be currently used on a regular, daily route to and

from a school.

(d) A school bus proposed for purchase to replace a
pre-2011

[
pre-2007
] model year school bus must be of the current model year

or the year before the current model year at the time of submission

of the grant application.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.