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HB483 • 2025

Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Bucy
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
05/19/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

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

    Committee report distributed

  2. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  6. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  7. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  8. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  9. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

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

  10. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  12. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  13. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  14. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker

  15. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 483 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R30400 MZM-F

By: Bucy, et al.

H.B. No. 483

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 483:

By: Craddick

C.S.H.B. No. 483

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a

private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 91, Transportation Code, is amended by

adding Subchapter G to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER G. HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Sec.

91.130.

DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "high-speed

rail" means intercity passenger rail service that is reasonably

expected to reach speeds of at least 110 miles per hour.

Sec.

91.131.

CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL. The

department shall enter into a comprehensive development agreement

with a private entity to construct, maintain, and operate

high-speed rail connecting Dallas to Waco to Austin to San Antonio

along the Interstate Highway 35 corridor.

SECTION 2. Section 199.003, Transportation Code, is

repealed.

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