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SB1394 • 2025

Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hall
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

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. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  13. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  14. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  15. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  16. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  22. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  23. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  28. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  29. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  31. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  36. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  37. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  38. 2025-02-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1394 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R31516 GP-D

By: Hall

S.B. No. 1394

(Canales)

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1394:
No.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to weight and tire load restrictions for the operation of a

vehicle transporting ready-mixed concrete on a public highway.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 622.012, Transportation

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 622.012. [
AXLE
] WEIGHT
AND TIRE LOAD
RESTRICTIONS.

SECTION 2. Section 622.012(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) A ready-mixed concrete truck may be operated on a public

highway of this state only if
:

(1)
the
truck's
tandem axle weight
, or the weight of a

group of axles that does not exceed nine feet,
is not heavier than

46,000 pounds
;

(2)
[
and
] the
truck's
single axle weight is not heavier

than 23,000 pounds
;

(3)

the truck's gross weight is not heavier than the

greater of:

(A) 69,000 pounds; or

(B)

the truck's maximum allowable overall gross

weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles under the formula

established in Section 621.101(a)(3); and

(4)

the load rating of the truck's tires is not

exceeded
.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.