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HB2731 • 2025

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Muñoz
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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 regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

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. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed without the Governor's signature

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#4087

  9. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  13. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  19. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  20. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  22. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  23. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  24. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  25. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  28. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  29. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  31. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  32. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  33. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  34. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  35. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  36. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2877

  37. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  40. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  41. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2774

  42. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  44. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  45. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  46. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  47. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  48. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  49. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  50. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  51. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  52. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  53. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  54. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  55. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  57. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2731 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2731

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in

certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 285.001(b) and (c), Transportation

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of

more than
200,000
[
870,000
] that borders the United Mexican States

by order may regulate the
following
activities
in the

unincorporated areas of the county, provided that the activities

occur in a parking lot or on or in the right-of-way of a public

highway or road
[
described by Subsection (a) in the manner

described by that subsection, except that
]:

(1)
the sale of items and the erection, maintenance,

or placement of a structure by a vendor of live animals
[
the

regulation of activities on or in the right-of-way of a public

highway or road is limited to public highways and roads with a speed

limit of 40 miles per hour or faster
]; and

(2)
the solicitation of money
[
the county may not

prohibit the sale of livestock
].

(c) A county regulating vendors under Subsection (b)
:

(1)
may require that a vendor be located not closer to

the edge of the public highway or road than a distance that is equal

to one-half the width of the right-of-way adjacent to the highway or

road
; and

(2)

may not adopt an order under Subsection (b)

prohibiting the sale of livestock
.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2731 was passed by the House on May

16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 82, Nays 38, 3 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 2731 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 38,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2731 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays

3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor