All Roll Calls
Yes: 216 • No: 67
TexasHB 201289th Legislature Regular SessionHouse
Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
Sponsored By: Cecil Bell Jr., Creighton, Janis Holt
Signed by Governor
MONTGOMERY COUNTYBusiness & Commerce--GeneralCounty Government--GeneralCounty Government--RoadsHealth--GeneralVehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Texas counties can regulate roadside vendors
Beginning September 1, 2025, qualifying Texas counties can adopt public-safety rules for food and merchandise sales, including live animals. They can also regulate building, maintaining, or placing vendor structures and asking for money. This authority covers public roads, road rights-of-way, and parking lots in unincorporated areas—outside city limits. Counties qualify with more than 1.3 million people, or more than 600,000 next to a county exceeding 4 million. Rules require an order from the county commissioners court; counties do not have to adopt them.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Cecil Bell Jr.
House
Creighton
Affiliation unavailable
Janis Holt
House
Cosponsors
Steve Toth
House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 5/14/2025
Record vote
Yes: 104 • No: 35
House vote • 5/13/2025
Record vote
Yes: 96 • No: 32
Senate vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Transportation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
Committee vote: Intergovernmental Affairs
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025HouseSigned by the Governor
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
5/31/2025HouseSigned in the Senate
5/31/2025SenateSigned in the House
5/30/2025HouseReported enrolled
5/30/2025HouseSenate passage reported
5/29/2025HouseRecord vote
5/28/2025SenatePassed
5/28/2025SenateRead 3rd time
5/28/2025SenateRecord vote
5/28/2025SenateThree day rule suspended
5/28/2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
5/28/2025SenateRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
5/28/2025SenateLaid before the Senate
5/28/2025SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
5/28/2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
5/23/2025SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
5/23/2025SenateReported favorably w/o amendments
5/23/2025SenateVote taken in committee
5/23/2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
5/23/2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
5/23/2025SenateReferred to Transportation
5/16/2025SenateRead first time
5/16/2025SenateReceived from the House
5/15/2025Senate
Bill Text
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Committee Report
Introduced
Senate Committee Report
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