Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.
HB 4904 limits civil liability for property owners who host motorcycle instruction or training courses on their premises. It protects property owners from lawsuits related to accidents or injuries during these courses, unless the injury resulted from gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. The law applies only to incidents occurring on or after its effective date of September 1, 2025. This change directly affects property owners, training schools, and motorcycle instructors operating in Texas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
17
Committee
14
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 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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