Texas HB3966: Relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

What the bill says

An act relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

From the enrolled text, May 30, 2025:

AN ACT relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 121. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL PASSENGER BUS SERVICES] [ADDED: Sec. 121.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Commercial passenger bus service" means a ] [ADDED: business that in exchange for compensation operates a passenger bus ] [ADDED: service that provides regularly scheduled intercity bus ] [ADDED: transportation to passengers using buses with at least 35 seats. ] [ADDED: The term does not include a public transit service provided by or on ] [ADDED: behalf of a transit authority or district, transit department, ] [ADDED: municipality, political subdivision, or other local governmental ] [ADDED: entity.] [ADDED: (2) "Terminal" means an installation:] [ADDED: (A)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: located on the premises of a commercial ] [ and] [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: at which tickets are sold to passengers by ] [ADDED: the service.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 121.002.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: NOTIFICATION OF NEW TERMINALS. (a) Except as ] [ADDED: provided by Subsection (d), at least 90 calendar days before the ] [ADDED: date an owner or operator of a …

Sponsors

• Christina Morales (D, HD-145) · primary sponsor
• Pat Curry (R, HD-056)
• Carol Alvarado (D, SD-006)
• Borris Miles (D, SD-013)

Latest actions

1. June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
2. June 20, 2025: Signed by the Governor
3. June 1, 2025: Sent to the Governor
4. June 1, 2025: Signed in the Senate
5. May 31, 2025: Signed in the House
6. May 30, 2025: Reported enrolled
7. May 29, 2025: House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
8. May 29, 2025: Text of Senate Amendment(s)
9. May 29, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
10. May 29, 2025: Record vote (RV#4022)

Votes

• Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Record vote RV#4022 (May 29, 2025): 89 yea, 44 nay, passed
• Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 26, 2025): 26 yea, 5 nay, passed
• Rules suspended-Regular order of business (May 26, 2025): 24 yea, 7 nay, passed
• Read 3rd time (May 26, 2025): 26 yea, 5 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB3966?

HB3966 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

What does HB3966 do?

In its own words: An act relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations.

What is the status of HB3966?

Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).

Who sponsored HB3966?

Christina Morales (D, HD-145), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB3966?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB03966