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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 296: Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 296 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal. Primary sponsor: Charles Perry (Republican), Terry Canales (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Terry CanalesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Filed without the Governor's signature
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House passage reported
  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  9. Record vote
  10. Passed
  11. Read 3rd time
  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source