Monitoring the Session

HB 3391

bill requiring flags on motor-assisted scooters

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Alma A. AllenDHouse 131

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 motor-assisted scooters.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every scooter gets a flag. DPS writes the flag rules by December 1, 2025.

The bill requires anyone riding a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, sidewalk or bike path to attach a flag to the back of the scooter. It touches scooter riders and tasks the Department of Public Safety with writing rules on how the flag must be attached by December 1, 2025. Riders must start flying the flag on February 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 26, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3391 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Rep. Alma A. AllenDHouse 131

ITEM

relating to the operation of motor-assisted scooters.

WHAT IT DOES

Every scooter gets a flag. DPS writes the flag rules by December 1, 2025.

The bill requires anyone riding a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, sidewalk or bike path to attach a flag to the back of the scooter. It touches scooter riders and tasks the Department of Public Safety with writing rules on how the flag must be attached by December 1, 2025. Riders must start flying the flag on February 1, 2026.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Transportation
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Alma A. Allen

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$4KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$2KBetter Days Chiropractic Clinic$1K

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 1, 2024 to Aug 14, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

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 · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 100989001.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$1,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash
$1,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,500.00

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 · on Nov 29, 2024. 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: 100989001.

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic$1,000.00

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic

$1,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 2024. 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: 100989001.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

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 · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 100989001.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash
$1,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,500.00

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 · on Nov 29, 2024. 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: 100989001.

×

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic

$1,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 2024. 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: 100989001.

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 Feb 26, 2025

03/21/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM

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

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 151 words

89R14815 RDR-F

By: Allen
H.B. No. 3391

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the operation of motor-assisted scooters.

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

SECTION 1. Section 551.352, Transportation Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f) A person operating a motor-assisted scooter on a street,

highway, sidewalk, or bicycle path in accordance with this section

must attach to the back of the scooter a flag, in the manner

prescribed by department rule.

SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the

Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules necessary to

implement Section 551.352(f), Transportation Code, as added by this

Act.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551.352(f), Transportation

Code, as added by this Act, a person is not required to comply with

the requirements of that subsection until February 1, 2026.

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