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TX HB4907

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates criminal misdemeanor offenses for failing to pay tolls on Texas toll roads, turnpike projects, and regional mobility authority projects

  • Removes the ability to refuse vehicle registration as an enforcement mechanism for unpaid toll violations

  • Retains civil enforcement options including administrative fees, immobilization devices ("boots") on vehicles, and additional fines for non-payment

  • Maintains toll exemptions for authorized emergency vehicles regardless of whether they are responding to emergencies, displaying lights, or marked as emergency vehicles

  • Allows vehicle owners to contest violations by presenting evidence that the vehicle was stolen before the toll violation occurred, provided the theft was reported to law enforcement

  • Applies only to tolls incurred on or after September 1, 2025; prior toll violations remain subject to existing criminal penalties

Legislative Description

Relating to repealing certain offenses involving toll violations.

Highways

Last Action

Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation Funding Subcommittee4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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