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HB2999 • 2025

Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Harris Davila
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
05/19/2025 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 weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled 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. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  2. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  3. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  4. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  5. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  6. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  7. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2818

  11. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  13. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  15. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  18. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  19. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  20. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  23. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  26. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2999 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R2934 DRS-F

By: Harris Davila, et al.

H.B. No. 2999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to weight limitations for hydrogen-fueled motor vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:

(b-2)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,

a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is powered by an engine

fueled primarily by hydrogen may exceed any weight limitation under

this section by an amount that is equal to the difference between

the weight of the vehicle attributable to the hydrogen tank and

fueling system carried by that vehicle and the weight of a

comparable diesel tank and fueling system, provided that the

maximum gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles may

not exceed 82,000 pounds.

SECTION 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this

section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

(b) This Act takes effect only if the United States Congress

enacts legislation or a federal agency adopts a regulation that

becomes law authorizing a vehicle that is powered by an engine

fueled primarily by hydrogen to be operated on a federal interstate

or highway at a weight that exceeds a weight limitation established

by federal law. If the United States Congress or a federal agency

does not enact legislation or adopt a regulation that becomes law

described by this subsection, this Act has no effect.