Establishing shared streets.
Senate Bill 5595 allows local authorities to designate certain nonarterial highways as "shared streets," which are areas where pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles share the roadway. On these designated streets, vehicular traffic must yield to pedestrians, bicyclists, and micromobility devices, and bicyclists/micromobility users must yield to pedestrians. The bill also permits local authorities to establish a maximum speed limit of 10 miles per hour on shared streets without requiring an engineering study. Additionally, local authorities must publish annual reports on traffic accidents, speeding, and DUI violations occurring on these shared streets.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed May 17, 2025
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MINOR
The bill adds a certification of enrollment confirming it passed the 69th Legislature in 2025. The main policy change expands the ability of local authorities to designate state highways as shared streets, but only if those highways are the primary roads through a central business district. This creates a specific exception to the general rule that state highways cannot be shared streets.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include state highways, but this applicability is now restricted to specific locations (primary roads in central business districts).
ELIGIBILITY
Added an exception allowing state highways to be designated as shared streets if they serve as the primary roads through a central business district.
TECHNICAL
Added a formal certification of enrollment page with voting records and signatures from the Senate and House.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
47–4
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 25, 2025
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
18
Committee
12
May 17, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-33-2)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
TR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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