Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.
HB 2029 modifies Texas vehicle safety inspection fees for travel trailers by requiring a $7.50 annual fee during registration or renewal. This applies directly to owners of registered travel trailers, semitrailers, and similar vehicles. The bill replaces previous fee structures by adding this specific charge to the standard registration process, as outlined in amended Section 548.510 of the Texas Transportation Code. The change takes effect immediately upon the governor's signature, which occurred on May 29, 2025.
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
May 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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May 29, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized for signature (Enrolled version) after passing both legislative chambers. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the previous version, maintaining fees for vehicle safety inspections and repealing an outdated section of the Transportation Code. The primary differences are formatting cleanup, removal of draft annotations, and addition of official certification signatures confirming passage by the House and Senate.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural transition from draft to final enrolled version
TECHNICAL
Removed draft annotations, version identifiers, and internal markup symbols that were present in the Engrossed version
Added official certification signatures from House and Senate leadership confirming passage votes and dates
Cleaned up formatting inconsistencies and removed extraneous text about digital content updates that were not part of the actual bill text
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
15
Committee
11
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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