The House Committee on Transportation

89th Legislature

May 13, 2025

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 13, 2025, and permission granted on May 13, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Craddick, at 3:00 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 483

The chair recalled HB 483 from the subcommittee on Transportation Funding.

The chair laid out HB 483.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 483, 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; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Hefner; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Harris Davila; Little; Paul (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative LaHood (1).

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 483, 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; Perez, Mary Ann; Canales; Curry; Gámez; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Harris Davila; Hefner; Little; Paul (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative LaHood (1).

(Representative LaHood now present.)

HB 3389

The chair laid out HB 3389 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3389, 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:                           Representative Little (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2722

The chair recalled SB 2722 from the subcommittee on Transportation Funding.

The chair laid out SB 2722, the companion to HB 5177.

Representative Little offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 2722, 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; Curry; Harris Davila; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (9).

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

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 546

The chair laid out SB 546 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 546, 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).

SB 995

The chair laid out SB 995.

The chair moved that SB 995, 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:                           Representative Little (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1353

The chair laid out SB 1353 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1353, 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; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Harris Davila (1).

SB 1371

The chair laid out SB 1371 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1371, 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; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Harris Davila (1).

SB 1902

The chair laid out SB 1902 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1902, 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; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Harris Davila (1).

SB 1939

The chair recalled SB 1939 from subcommittee.

The chair laid out SB 1939, the companion to HB 4905.

The chair moved that SB 1939, 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; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; Harris Davila (2).

SB 3034

The chair laid out SB 3034.

The chair moved that SB 3034, 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; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (10).

Nays:                           Representative Little (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; Harris Davila (2).

SB 1709

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1709, as substituted, 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; Hefner; LaHood; Little; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Patterson; Paul (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; Harris Davila (2).

SB 1733

The chair laid out SB 1733 as pending business, the companion to HB 3243.

The chair moved that SB 1733, 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; Curry; Hefner; LaHood; Morales, Christina; Patterson; Paul (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Canales; Little; Morales, Eddie (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gámez; Harris Davila (2).

At 3:19 p.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