HB 2546: bill lets clean bus grants replace 2010 buses

Caption

relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

Summary

Model year 2010 or earlier now qualifies, up from 2006.

The bill widens the state's clean school bus grant program so it can pay to replace school buses from model year 2010 or earlier, instead of only 2006 or earlier. It touches school districts and other bus owners that apply for these grants, and the state environmental commission that runs the program. Starting September 1, 2025, buses from model years 2007 through 2010 become eligible for replacement grants.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 25, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Business & Commerce committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2546 · 2025-02-06

SOLD BY

Rep. Carl H. TepperRHouse 84

ITEM

relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.

WHAT IT DOES

Model year 2010 or earlier now qualifies, up from 2006.

The bill widens the state's clean school bus grant program so it can pay to replace school buses from model year 2010 or earlier, instead of only 2006 or earlier. It touches school districts and other bus owners that apply for these grants, and the state environmental commission that runs the program. Starting September 1, 2025, buses from model years 2007 through 2010 become eligible for replacement grants.

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 26, 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 6, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Environmental Regulation
Mar 27, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 27, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 27, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 27, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 3, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 16, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 16, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 17, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 22, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 24, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 24, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 24, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 24, 2025Record vote RV#531
Apr 24, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 25, 2025Postponed 4/25/25 1:15 PM
Apr 25, 2025Laid out as postponed business
Apr 25, 2025Passed
Apr 25, 2025Record vote RV#587
Apr 25, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025Received from the House
Apr 29, 2025Read first time
Apr 29, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 102 yea · 21 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carl H. Tepper

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$100K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25K Beef PAC$8K

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 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$100,000.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · on Oct 22, 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: 101072176.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25,083.33

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,083.33

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $83.33
Total: $25,083.33

fundraiser $83.33

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 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: 101009037, 101027338, 101072176.

Beef PAC$8,000.00

Beef PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

Also funds 80 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012320, 101057498, 101072176.

Money

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

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · on Oct 22, 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: 101072176.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,083.33

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $83.33
Total: $25,083.33

fundraiser $83.33

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 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: 101009037, 101027338, 101072176.

×

Beef PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

Also funds 80 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012320, 101057498, 101072176.

Votes2

House Apr 25, 2025

Yea: 102
Nay: 21
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 4
Excused: 22

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 587

HB 2546 was passed by (Record 587): 102 Yeas, 21 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 102 (published)
Nay: 21 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 22 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 24, 2025

Yea: 121
Nay: 21
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 6
Excused: 1

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 531

HB 2546 was passed to engrossment by (Record 531): 121 Yeas, 21 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 121 (published)
Nay: 21 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses5

For: 4
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Environmental Defense Fund1 registration
Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
Public Citizen1 registration
Self; Environment Texas1 registration

On

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)1 registration

Sources

5 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 · March 26, 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 Feb 6, 2025

04/29/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

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 · Environmental Regulation · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Environment--Air

SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

Text

The text as introduced · 264 words

89R12144 CMO-D

By: Tepper
H.B. No. 2546

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean

school bus program.

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

SECTION 1. Section 390.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the

program include:

(1) diesel oxidation catalysts for school buses built

before 1994;

(2) diesel particulate filters for school buses built

from 1994 to 1998;

(3) the purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on

equipment for school buses, including devices that reduce crankcase

emissions;

(4) the use of qualifying fuel;

(5) other technologies that the commission finds will

bring about significant emissions reductions; and

(6) replacement of a pre-2011 [ pre-2007 ] model year

school bus.

SECTION 2. Sections 390.004(c) and (d), Health and Safety

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(c) A school bus proposed for replacement must:

(1) be of model year 2010 [ 2006 ] or earlier;

(2) have been owned and operated by the applicant for

at least the two years before submission of the grant application;

(3) be in good operational condition; and

(4) be currently used on a regular, daily route to and

from a school.

(d) A school bus proposed for purchase to replace a pre-2011

[ pre-2007 ] model year school bus must be of the current model year

or the year before the current model year at the time of submission

of the grant application.

SECTION 3. 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

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Beef PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Beef PAC

House Apr 25, 2025

House Apr 24, 2025

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