Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB1555: Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.
Status: Signed into law, May 24, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.
From the enrolled text, May 12, 2025:
AN ACT relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 471, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 471.010 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 471.010.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: GRANT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN RAILROAD GRADE ] [ADDED: SEPARATION PROJECTS. (a) For the purpose of increasing public ] [ADDED: safety, enhancing economic development, and reducing traffic, the ] [ADDED: department shall establish and administer a program to award grants ] [ADDED: to political subdivisions of this state to fund:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: rail-roadway grade separation projects that are ] [ADDED: located at intersections of railroads and public roadways that are ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: rail-pedestrian grade separation projects that ] [ADDED: are located at intersections of railroads and public pedestrian ] [ADDED: crossings.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Each grant awarded under this section must be approved ] [ADDED: by the commission. The commission may not approve a grant under ] [ADDED: this section unless the commission determines that at least 10 ] [ADDED: percent of the total project costs will be provided by a source ] [ADDED: other than the state.] [ADDED: (c)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The department may fund the grant program under this ] [ADDED: section only from …
Sponsors
- Robert Nichols (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
- Carol Alvarado (D, SD-006)
- Sarah Eckhardt (D, SD-014)
- Brent Hagenbuch (R, SD-030)
- Nathan Johnson (D, SD-016)
- Lois Kolkhorst (R, SD-018)
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026)
- Borris Miles (D, SD-013)
- Royce West (D, SD-023)
- Judith Zaffirini (D, SD-021)
- Jared Patterson (R, HD-106)
- Ana Hernandez (D, HD-143)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#2073)
- : Passed
Votes
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2074 (May 10, 2025): 116 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2073 (May 10, 2025): 101 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1960 (May 9, 2025): 114 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1890 (May 9, 2025): 102 yea, 36 nay, passed
Subjects: State Finances--Appropriations, State Finances--Management & Control, TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF, Political Subdivisions, TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS, Transportation--Railroads
Common questions
- What is SB1555?
- SB1555 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.
- What does SB1555 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.
- What is the status of SB1555?
- Signed into law as of May 24, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (May 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1555?
- Robert Nichols (R, SD-003), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1555?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB01555
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