Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB2129: Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.
From the enrolled text, May 25, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 545.251(f), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200[ADDED: , except that the offense is ] [ADDED: punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $400 if it is ] [ADDED: shown on the trial of the offense that the operator disregarded a ] [ADDED: warning given by a flagger under Subsection (a)(2)]. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2129 passed …
Sponsors
- Nathan Johnson (D, SD-016) · primary sponsor
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092)
- Mitch Little (R, HD-065)
- Terry Canales (D, HD-040)
- Caroline Harris Davila (R, HD-052)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : 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#3344)
- : Passed
Votes
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Transportation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4082 (May 23, 2025): 82 yea, 53 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3344 (May 23, 2025): 103 yea, 34 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3864 (May 22, 2025): 102 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3266 (May 22, 2025): 108 yea, 32 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation--Railroads, Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road, Crimes--Miscellaneous
Common questions
- What is SB2129?
- SB2129 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.
- What does SB2129 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the operation of vehicles at railroad grade crossings; increasing a criminal penalty.
- What is the status of SB2129?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2129?
- Nathan Johnson (D, SD-016), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2129?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02129
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