HB 2462: bill lets pregnant drivers use HOV lanes alone

Caption

relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

Summary

No other passenger needed.

The bill lets a pregnant driver use any high occupancy vehicle lane in Texas even when no other passenger is in the car. It touches pregnant drivers and the agencies that run and enforce HOV lanes. On the ground, a solo pregnant driver counts as meeting the occupancy rule, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1744 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1744 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.QUICK READ: 120 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 120 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 May 10, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Transportation committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2462 · 2025-02-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67

ITEM

relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

WHAT IT DOES

No other passenger needed.

The bill lets a pregnant driver use any high occupancy vehicle lane in Texas even when no other passenger is in the car. It touches pregnant drivers and the agencies that run and enforce HOV lanes. On the ground, a solo pregnant driver counts as meeting the occupancy rule, starting September 1, 2025.

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 22, 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

Feb 5, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Transportation
Apr 17, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 17, 2025Withdrawn from schedule
Apr 24, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 24, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 24, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 24, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 25, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 25, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 5, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 5, 2025Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 6, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 8, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 9, 2025Read 2nd time
May 9, 2025Postponed 5/9/25 6:15 PM
May 9, 2025Laid out as postponed business
May 9, 2025Amended 1-Leach
May 9, 2025Passed to engrossment as amended
May 9, 2025Record vote RV#1933
May 9, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Read 3rd time
May 10, 2025Amended 1-Hinojosa
May 10, 2025Record vote RV#2015
May 10, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Passed as amended
May 10, 2025Record vote RV#2016
May 10, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Reason for vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025Received from the House
May 12, 2025Read first time
May 12, 2025Referred to Transportation

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 130 yea · 2 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 10, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jeff Leach

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14M Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273K Republican Party of Texas$182K

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 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 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$1,141,482.69

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash: $555,000.00
Paid by others: $586,482.69
Total: $1,141,482.69

digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

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 25, 2025 to Oct 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: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273,017.05

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $238,017.05
Total: $273,017.05

canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Republican Party of Texas$182,117.94

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $182,117.94
Total: $182,117.94

mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101072948.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash: $555,000.00
Paid by others: $586,482.69
Total: $1,141,482.69

digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

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 25, 2025 to Oct 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: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $238,017.05
Total: $273,017.05

canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $182,117.94
Total: $182,117.94

mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101072948.

Votes3

House May 10, 2025

Yea: 130
Nay: 2
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 3
Excused: 14

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2016

HB 2462, as amended, was passed by (Record 2016): 130 Yeas, 2 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 130 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 14 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 10, 2025

Yea: 94
Nay: 37
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 4
Excused: 14

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2015

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 2015): 94 Yeas, 37 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 94 (published)
Nay: 37 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 14 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 9, 2025

Yea: 135
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1933

HB 2462, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1933): 135 Yeas, 3 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 135 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses15

For: 5
Against: 10
On: 0

Names

For

Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; Texas Eagle Forum1 registration
Texas Chapter American College of Physicians1 registration
Texas Medical Association1 registration

Against

Self5 registrations
Self; MOVE Texas Action Fund1 registration
Self; Texas Impact1 registration
Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministries2 registrations
Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration

Sources

15 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 22, 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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 1744

by Rep. Leach, same lead author · Did not pass · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 26, 2023: Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 5, 2025

05/12/2025 S Referred to Transportation

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 427 by Cain (duplicate)

HB 3539 by Harris Davila (duplicate)

Subjects

Highways

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road

Women

HOV & EXCLUSIVE LANES

PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

Text

The text as introduced · 120 words

89R1015 CS-D

By: Leach
H.B. No. 2462

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator

of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 545.429 to read as follows:

Sec. 545.429. USE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE BY

PREGNANT OPERATOR. An operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant

is entitled to use any high occupancy vehicle lane in this state

regardless of whether the vehicle is occupied by a passenger other

than the operator's unborn child.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Republican Party of Texas

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Republican Party of Texas

House May 10, 2025

House May 10, 2025

House May 9, 2025

For

Against

88R HB 1744

Companion