HB 1624

bill letting cities and counties patch broken highway signals

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the authority of a local authority to install a temporary traffic-control device on certain highways.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No TxDOT permission first. Notify TxDOT, take it down later.

The bill lets a city or county put up a temporary traffic signal or sign on a state highway without first getting TxDOT's permission when the existing device on that highway breaks. The local government must notify TxDOT and take the temporary device down as soon as practicable once the original works again. It also exempts these temporary devices from another Transportation Code section's restrictions, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Transportation committee 12-0 on May 6, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1624 · 2024-12-16

SOLD BY

Rep. Cody VasutRHouse 25

Rep. Jeff BarryRHouse 29

ITEM

relating to the authority of a local authority to install a temporary traffic-control device on certain highways.

WHAT IT DOES

No TxDOT permission first. Notify TxDOT, take it down later.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Dec 16, 2024Filed
Mar 12, 2025Read first time
Mar 12, 2025Referred to Transportation
Apr 25, 2025Posting rule suspended
Apr 29, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 29, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 29, 2025Left pending in committee
May 6, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 6, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 6, 2025Vote reconsidered in committee
May 6, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 13, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 13, 2025Committee report distributed
May 14, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Cody Vasut

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$13K Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$12,750.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $12,750.00

advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11,000.00

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $12,750.00

advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash: $11,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses10

For: 9
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

City of Austin1 registration
City of Dallas1 registration
City of Fulshear1 registration
City of Houston1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Dallas Police Association1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration

On

Texas Department of Transportation1 registration

Sources

10 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 16, 2024

05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Highways

TRAFFIC CONTROL

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 238 words

89R5978 MZM-D

By: Vasut
H.B. No. 1624

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a local authority to install a

temporary traffic-control device on certain highways.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 544.002, Transportation Code, is amended

by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as

follows:

(c) A local authority may not place or maintain a

traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the

Texas Department of Transportation without that department's

permission, except as authorized under Subsection (d) and Section

545.3561.

(d) A local authority may place and maintain a temporary

traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the

Texas Department of Transportation without the department's

permission if:

(1) an existing traffic-control device on the highway

becomes inoperable;

(2) the local authority notifies the department of the

placement of the temporary traffic-control device; and

(3) the local authority removes the temporary

traffic-control device as soon as practicable after the existing

traffic-control device becomes operable again.

SECTION 2. Section 553.002(d), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d) This section does not apply to :

(1) an ordinance enacted or a temporary speed limit

sign erected or operated under Section 545.3561 ; or

(2) an ordinance enacted or a temporary

traffic-control device placed or maintained under Section

544.002(d) .

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.