Relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
ET
Ed Thompson
RRepublican
P
HS
Hugh Shine
RRepublican
P
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
P
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
Co
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 53
Scope: TX
Hi! I can help you understand HB 53. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline