The House Committee on Transportation

89th Legislature

May 6, 2025

9:30 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 5, 2025, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Craddick, at 9:36 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Patterson; and Paul.

A quorum was present.

HB 469

The chair laid out HB 469 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 469, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Patterson; Paul (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Little; Morales, Eddie (2).

HB 1624

The chair laid out HB 1624 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1624, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Patterson; Paul (10).

Nays:                           Representative Gámez (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Little; Morales, Eddie (2).

(Representative Morales, Eddie now present.)

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection. The chair moved that HB 1624, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

HB 3946

The chair laid out HB 3946 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3946, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

SB 682

The chair laid out SB 682, the companion to HB 4173.

The chair moved that SB 682, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

SB 1351

The chair laid out SB 1351, the companion to HB 5216.

Representative Canales moved that SB 1351, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

SB 1568

The chair laid out SB 1568, the companion to HB 3832.

Representative Curry moved that SB 1568, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

SB 1895

The chair laid out SB 1895, the companion to HB 4731.

Representative Canales moved that SB 1895, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

SB 2141

The chair laid out SB 2141, the companion to HB 3946.

Representative Canales moved that SB 2141, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

HB 4348

The chair laid out HB 4348 as pending business.

Representative Canales moved that HB 4348, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Canales; Curry; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Patterson; Paul (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Perez, Mary Ann; Gámez; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

HB 4207

The chair laid out HB 4207 as pending business.

Representative Canales moved that HB 4207, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Little (1).

HB 3187

The chair laid out HB 3187 as pending business.

Representative Canales moved that HB 3187, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Canales; Curry; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Gámez; Morales, Christina (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Perez, Mary Ann; Little (2).

(Representative Little now present.)

(Representative Perez, Mary Ann now present.)

HB 2999

The chair laid out HB 2999 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2999, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Craddick; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (13).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

The chair directed that the April 25, 2025 minutes for the House Committee on Transportation be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Craddick, Chair

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Abby Wells, Clerk