Monitoring the Session

HB 2262

bill putting price signs at every toll lane entrance

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Chris TurnerDHouse 101

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 installation and maintenance of dynamic message signs for certain tolled lanes operated by a toll project entity.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Current price, toll lane time, free lane time. Pick your poison.

The bill requires any toll operator running a variable-price toll lane to put an electronic sign at every entrance to that lane. Each sign must show the current price to the final exit, the current travel time in the toll lane, and the current travel time in the free lanes next to it. Drivers get side-by-side price and time information before they commit, and operators must comply starting January 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Transportation subcommittee on Transportation Funding on Mar 31, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2262 · 2025-01-30

SOLD BY

Rep. Chris TurnerDHouse 101 Rep. Jared PattersonRHouse 106

ITEM

relating to the installation and maintenance of dynamic message signs for certain tolled lanes operated by a toll project entity.

WHAT IT DOES

Current price, toll lane time, free lane time. Pick your poison.

The bill requires any toll operator running a variable-price toll lane to put an electronic sign at every entrance to that lane. Each sign must show the current price to the final exit, the current travel time in the toll lane, and the current travel time in the free lanes next to it. Drivers get side-by-side price and time information before they commit, and operators must comply starting January 1, 2026.

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 · March 30, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Chris Turner

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$108KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$100KTexas Sands PAC$84K

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 27, 2024 to Jun 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$107,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$107,500.00

Cash
$107,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$107,500.00

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 · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 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.

Report IDs: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101035221, 101040103.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$100,389.10

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$100,389.10

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$30,389.10
Total
$100,389.10
mail $25,664.64text $3,089.24event $1,125.00Other filed descriptions $260.22advertising $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 4, 2024 to Mar 3, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101040103, 101064980.

Texas Sands PAC$84,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$84,000.00

Cash
$84,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$84,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 6, 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: 100985193, 101040103.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$107,500.00

Cash
$107,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$107,500.00

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 · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 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.

Report IDs: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101035221, 101040103.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$100,389.10

Cash
$70,000.00
Paid by others
$30,389.10
Total
$100,389.10
mail $25,664.64text $3,089.24event $1,125.00Other filed descriptions $260.22advertising $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 4, 2024 to Mar 3, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101040103, 101064980.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$84,000.00

Cash
$84,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$84,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 6, 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: 100985193, 101040103.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 30, 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 Jan 30, 2025

03/31/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Highways

SIGNS

TOLL ROADS & TOLL BRIDGES

Text

The text as introduced · 214 words

89R9541 AJZ-D

By: Turner
H.B. No. 2262

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the installation and maintenance of dynamic message

signs for certain tolled lanes operated by a toll project entity.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 372.060 to read as follows:

Sec. 372.060. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN

TOLLED LANES. A toll project entity that operates a tolled lane

with prices that adjust to maintain free-flow speeds shall install

and maintain a dynamic message sign at each entrance point to the

lane that:

(1) is viewable by every road user before entering the

lane; and

(2) includes the following information:

(A) the current cost of driving in the lane from

that entrance point to the final exit;

(B) the current travel time in the lane from that

entrance point to the final exit; and

(C) the current travel time for any non-tolled

lanes adjacent to the tolled lane for the distance described by

Paragraph (B).

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 372.060, Transportation

Code, as added by this Act, a toll project is not required to comply

with that section before January 1, 2026.

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