Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
HB 2012 allows counties with populations over 1.3 million (or adjacent to counties over 4 million) to regulate roadside and parking lot vendors/solicitors in unincorporated areas. It authorizes county commissioners to control food/merchandise sales (including live animals), vendor structures, and money solicitation on public roads or in parking lots. The law applies only to unincorporated areas outside city limits and takes effect September 1, 2025. This directly affects vendors operating in those specific counties' rural or suburban zones.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MODERATE
This bill was finalized and enrolled for passage, with minor formatting adjustments and the addition of official signatures and certification statements. The core legislative text regarding roadside vendor regulations remains substantively unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Added header information identifying this as the enrolled version of HB 2012
Added signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor
Added certification statements confirming passage by the House and Senate with vote counts and dates
Changed bill number format from 'AABell of Montgomery' to '89(R) HB 2012' to reflect enrolled status
Floor votes · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
P
Janis Holt
RRepublican
Co
Steve Toth
RRepublican
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