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SB1029 • 2025

Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Nichols
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
05/12/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

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. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  2. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  3. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  4. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  5. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  7. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  8. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  12. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  19. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  20. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  21. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  22. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  31. 2025-01-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  32. 2025-01-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1029 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Nichols

S.B. No. 1029

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Section 2301.364 to read as follows:

Sec.

2301.364.

ADVERTISING BY DEALERS OF CERTAIN USED MOTOR

VEHICLES. Notwithstanding any other law, a dealer may advertise

for sale a specific used motor vehicle that is not in the possession

of the dealer at the time the advertisement is placed if the

advertisement:

(1)

clearly and conspicuously discloses that the

vehicle is not in the possession of the dealer;

(2)

states that the motor vehicle may be obtained

within a reasonable time from the manufacturer, the distributor, or

a manufacturer- or distributor-affiliated financial institution;

and

(3)

includes the vehicle identification number of the

specific motor vehicle, if the price of the vehicle is advertised.

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