SCR 10 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Concurrent resolution; recognizing the important transportation role of the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service, recognizing the critical need for ongoing financial partnership with the State of Texas; and urging the Texas Legislature to take budget action to allow rail service to continue.

SCR 10 is a concurrent resolution passed by the Oklahoma Legislature urging the Texas Legislature to continue funding the Heartland Flyer passenger rail service. It directly affects the rail service connecting Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City, which relies on joint funding from both states. The resolution recognizes the service's 25-year partnership history and requests Texas to allocate budget resources to keep operations running. Oklahoma emphasizes the service's importance for transportation options and future expansion opportunities along Interstate 35.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced May 6, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled (final version) Floor (House) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered and reorganized to reflect its status as a House Floor version of a Senate Concurrent Resolution. The substantive policy content remains identical, urging the Texas Legislature to continue funding the Heartland Flyer rail service. The primary changes are formatting adjustments, including the addition of a House header and the insertion of a 'DIRECT TO CALENDAR' instruction at the end.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to include 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' and the session details, while the original Senate-only header was removed.

A 'DIRECT TO CALENDAR' instruction was added to the final page, indicating the procedural step for the bill in the House.

Page numbers and internal line numbering were adjusted to match the new House Floor format.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
1
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
upper
May 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted, returned to Senate
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted, referred for engrossment
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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