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HB3849 • 2025

Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program.

Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Canales | Gámez | Morales, Eddie
Last action
2025-05-16
Official status
05/16/2025 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 program categories in the unified transportation program.

Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program.

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. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2662

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2554

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  19. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

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

  22. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  23. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  24. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  25. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker

  27. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3849 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R7879 SRA-F

By: Canales, Gámez

H.B. No. 3849

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the program categories in the unified transportation

program.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter P, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Sections 201.9955 and 201.9956 to read as

follows:

Sec.

201.9955.

PROGRAM CATEGORY FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO

BORDER SECURITY. (a) The commission by rule shall include in the

categories established under Section 201.995(a) a category for

projects related to improving border security and establishing

international trade corridors.

(b) The projects assigned to this category must:

(1)

provide greater security in the movement of goods

or enhance the flow of goods from an international border crossing

onto the state highway system; or

(2)

mitigate congestion affecting airports, railroad

crossings, or other transportation infrastructure located within

60 miles of an international border crossing.

Sec.

201.9956.

FUNDING FOR PROGRAM CATEGORIES CREATED BY

LAW. A category required by law to be included in the categories

established under Section 201.995(a) may only be initially

implemented if the legislature makes a specific appropriation for

the purpose of implementing the category.

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