It only adds a short title. The temporary tag rules stay the same.
The bill adds a short title to a 2023 Texas law on temporary vehicle tags and tampering with a governmental record, so that law can be cited by a person's name. It touches no one directly and creates no new duty, penalty, program or money. Nothing changes on the ground except what the existing law is called, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.QUICK READ: 84 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 84 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 25, 2025. Died in the Senate: voted out of the Administration committee 7-0, no floor vote.
relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering
with a governmental record.
WHAT IT DOES
It only adds a short title. The temporary tag rules stay the same.
The bill adds a short title to a 2023 Texas law on temporary vehicle tags and tampering with a governmental record, so that law can be cited by a person's name. It touches no one directly and creates no new duty, penalty, program or money. Nothing changes on the ground except what the existing law is called, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 552): 125 Yeas, 6 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 130 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)
House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses12
For
12
Against
0
On
0
Names
For
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Self6 registrations
Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney1 registration
Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney1 registration
House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee
Senate committee · Administration · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee
Subjects
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration
TERRIN SOLBRIG ACT (PR2IU)
Text
The text as introduced · 84 words
89R567 DRS-D
By: Isaac
H.B. No. 1135
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering
with a governmental record.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 125 (H.B. 914), Acts of the 88th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended by adding Section 3A
to read as follows:
Sec. 3A. This Act may be cited as the Terrin Solbrig Act.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.