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HB4904 • 2025

Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Guillen
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  23. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  24. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  25. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  28. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  29. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  30. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  31. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  33. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  34. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1985

  35. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  40. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  44. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  45. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  46. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  47. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  48. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  49. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  50. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  51. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  53. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  57. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4904 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4904

AN ACT

relating to civil liability of property owners relating to

motorcycle instruction and training courses.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 662, Transportation Code, is amended by

adding Section 662.014 to read as follows:

Sec.

662.014.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.

(a)

An owner of property on which instruction on motorcycle

operation and safety by an instructor or an instructor training

course takes place is not liable for any act or omission that occurs

during the instruction or course.

(b)

Subsection (a) does not apply to a cause of action

arising from an act or omission constituting gross negligence,

recklessness, or intentional misconduct.

SECTION 2. Section 662.014, Transportation Code, as added

by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or

after the effective date of this Act.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4904 was passed by the House on May

10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 12, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4904 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor