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HB3539 • 2025

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

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
2025-05-08
Official status
05/08/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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 an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  2. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  6. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  9. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  11. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from schedule

  12. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  14. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3539 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R1015 CS-D

By: Harris Davila

H.B. No. 3539

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator

of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

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

PREGNANT OPERATOR. An operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant

is entitled to use any high occupancy vehicle lane in this state

regardless of whether the vehicle is occupied by a passenger other

than the operator's unborn child.

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