HB3947 • 2025

Relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Davis, Yvonne
Last action: 2025-05-09
Official status: 05/09/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations.

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Relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations.

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Bill History

2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1835
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1732
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Withdrawn from schedule
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Transportation
2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

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Relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations.

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89(R) HB 3947 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R12548 AJZ-D

By: Y. Davis of Dallas

H.B. No. 3947

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning

organizations.

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

SECTION 1. Section 201.9911, Transportation Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d)

In developing a transportation plan under this section,

each metropolitan planning organization shall consider the

transportation needs of individuals who receive services from:

(1) the Health and Human Services Commission; or

(2) the Texas Workforce Commission.

SECTION 2. Section 201.9991, Transportation Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

(c-1)

A metropolitan planning organization that requests

financial assistance from the commission must submit evidence to

the commission that transportation providers within the boundaries

of the planning organization have considered meeting the

transportation needs of individuals described by Section

201.9911(d), including by adjusting the providers' fixed routes to

address the needs of those individuals.

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