Relating to the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission to establish variable speed limits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2023 · House May 2, 2023
How they voted
25–6
Passed
Total votes 31
May 17, 2023
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican18
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
18
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 2, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-29-7)
house
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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