SB 2246 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to motor vehicle titles for salvage vehicles.

SB 2246 amends Texas Transportation Code to clarify requirements for salvage vehicle dealers. It requires dealers who acquire nonrepairable or salvage vehicles for dismantling, scrapping, or destruction to submit a report within 31 days of acquisition, along with proof of ownership (such as a title, auction receipt, or comparable document). The bill also mandates that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles notify dealers if a vehicle lacks a printed title but has a digital title record in their system. These changes aim to streamline title processing for salvage vehicles and take effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action May 24, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 24, 2025
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The bill text was significantly reformatted from a draft version to an official engrossed version, with some minor text cleanup. The substantive policy content regarding salvage vehicle dealer responsibilities remains unchanged.
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The bill was reformatted from a draft version with placeholder text (AA, 1...1) to an official engrossed version with proper numbering and spacing.

Header information including bill number, sponsor name, and preliminary notes were removed as part of the formatting cleanup.

A new note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) was added to the top of the document.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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