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TexasHB 396689th Legislature Regular SessionHouse

Relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

Sponsored By: Carol Alvarado (Democratic), Pat Curry, Christina Morales

Signed by Governor

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Residents get advance notice of bus terminals

Beginning September 1, 2025, bus service owners or operators must publish notice at least 90 calendar days before opening new Texas terminals. This covers for-profit services running scheduled intercity trips on buses with at least 35 seats. A terminal is a site on the service’s premises where tickets are sold. Notice must appear in a newspaper of general circulation in the terminal’s town or nearest to the terminal. If the nearest elementary or middle school offers a state-required bilingual program, an additional language notice is required. That notice must appear at least once in a general-circulation publication in the town or county, in the program’s language. The extra notice is not required if no qualifying publication exists or its publisher refuses. Temporary terminals responding to unforeseen emergencies, including natural disasters or road closures, are exempt. Public transit operated by or for local government is not covered.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Carol Alvarado

    Democratic • Senate

  • Pat Curry

    House

  • Christina Morales

    House

Cosponsors

  • Borris L. Miles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 402 • No: 120

House vote • 5/29/2025

Record vote

Yes: 89 • No: 44

Senate vote • 5/26/2025

Record vote

Yes: 26 • No: 5

Senate vote • 5/26/2025

Record vote

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2025

Record vote

Yes: 24 • No: 7

Senate vote • 5/26/2025

Record vote

Yes: 26 • No: 5

House vote • 5/15/2025

Record vote

Yes: 116 • No: 24

House vote • 5/14/2025

Record vote

Yes: 103 • No: 33

House vote • Unknown

Committee vote: Transportation

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • Unknown

Committee vote: Transportation

Yes: 6 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    6/20/2025House

  2. Signed by the Governor

    6/20/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    6/1/2025House

  4. Signed in the Senate

    6/1/2025Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    5/31/2025House

  6. Reported enrolled

    5/30/2025House

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

    5/29/2025Senate

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

    5/29/2025House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    5/29/2025House

  10. Record vote (RV#4022)

    5/29/2025House

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

    5/29/2025House

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

    5/27/2025House

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

    5/27/2025House

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

    5/26/2025House

  15. Record vote

    5/26/2025Senate

  16. Passed

    5/26/2025Senate

  17. Read 3rd time

    5/26/2025Senate

  18. Record vote

    5/26/2025Senate

  19. Three day rule suspended

    5/26/2025Senate

  20. Record vote

    5/26/2025Senate

  21. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    5/26/2025Senate

  22. Vote recorded in Journal

    5/26/2025Senate

  23. Amended

    5/26/2025Senate

  24. Amendment(s) offered (FA1 Alvarado)

    5/26/2025Senate

  25. Read 2nd time

    5/26/2025Senate

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