HB 1921

bill putting side-by-sides on highways up to 65 mph

Died in committee

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 operation of certain off-highway vehicles on certain roadways.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Plates required. Interstates still off-limits.

The bill lets people drive side-by-side recreational off-highway vehicles and utility vehicles on public highways with posted speed limits of 65 miles per hour or less. It touches owners and operators of those vehicles, but only when the vehicle displays a license plate issued under an existing section, and it keeps them off interstates and limited access highways. On the ground, these vehicles can legally run on many more roads than current rules allow, starting right away or on September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 16, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1921 · 2025-01-16

SOLD BY

Rep. Wes VirdellRHouse 53

+ 17 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the operation of certain off-highway vehicles on certain roadways.

WHAT IT DOES

Plates required. Interstates still off-limits.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 16, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Transportation

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Wes Virdell

Donors

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$25K Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC$25K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K

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 · Nov 3, 2024 to Oct 21, 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 Truth and Liberty PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101012375.

Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC$25,000.00

Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 2025. 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: 101031736.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Jul 13, 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: 100987242, 101012375, 101060151, 101072158.

Money

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

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101012375.

Physicians for Free Market Healthcare PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 22, 2025. 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: 101031736.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Jul 13, 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: 100987242, 101012375, 101060151, 101072158.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 Jan 16, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Coauthors

Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

Briscoe CainRHouse 128

Richard HayesRHouse 57

Andy HopperRHouse 64

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

Mitch LittleRHouse 65

AJ LouderbackRHouse 30

Shelley LutherRHouse 62

Don McLaughlinRHouse 80

Brent MoneyRHouse 2

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

Katrina PiersonRHouse 33

Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93

Tony TinderholtRHouse 94

Steve TothRHouse 15

Cody VasutRHouse 25

House committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road

Text

The text as introduced · 209 words

89R1605 CXP-D

By: Virdell
H.B. No. 1921

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the operation of certain off-highway vehicles on

certain roadways.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 551A, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 551A.060 to read as follows:

Sec. 551A.060. OPERATION OF CERTAIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES ON

CERTAIN HIGHWAYS. (a) This section applies only to an off-highway

vehicle that is:

(1) a recreational off-highway vehicle equipped with

side-by-side seating for the use of the operator and a passenger; or

(2) a utility vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,

an operator may operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle

described by Subsection (a) on a highway for which the posted speed

limit is not more than 65 miles per hour if:

(1) the highway is not an interstate or limited access

highway; and

(2) the vehicle displays a license plate issued under

Section 551A.052.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.