2025 Regular SessionTexas Legislature

HB2609

Legislative Summary

Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Diego Bernal
Diego Bernal
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/10/20256.4 KB
Misc
Misc4/22/20255.7 KB