HB 1557 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to waiver programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

HB 1557 requires toll project entities in Texas to offer free or discounted tolls for vehicles registered under specific veteran vehicle codes (Section 504.202 or 504.315(f)/(g)) in the Texas Transportation Code. It directly affects veterans who drive vehicles with these designated registrations. The bill mandates that toll entities establish such discount programs and limits participants to two transponders, with a hardship exception for a third. The policy change takes effect September 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action May 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 10, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted and clarified to improve readability while maintaining the same core provisions regarding toll project discount programs for veterans. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the primary difference being the restructuring of the text for better organization and the addition of a note about digital accessibility updates.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative intent and provisions remain the same.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a compact layout to a more readable structure with proper spacing and line breaks.

A note was added stating that digital content has been updated to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

The sponsor attribution was updated from 'AAMoody' to 'Moody, Wharton, Plesa'.

The bill number format was updated from 'H.B.ANo.A1557' to '89(R) HB 1557' to reflect the current session.

Floor votes · House May 9, 2025

How they voted

111–14

Passed · 19 other

Total votes 144

May 9, 2025

D Democratic58

49 Yea 9

84% Yea

R Republican86

62 Yea 14 Nay 10

72% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation

upper

May 12, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 12, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 9, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (111-14-19)

house

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recalled from subcommittee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in subcommittee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors