Monitoring the Session

HB 341

Morales Bill Orders A Bike Lane Crash Study, Then Expires

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Rep. Christina MoralesDHouse 145
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

“Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit to the legislature a report on the findings of the study”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only action is a study and a report due in 2027, and any change to roads waits on later legislation. The caption says plainly that it is a study bill.

Study, task force, commission, report

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Nothing changes on the roads. Report due January 1, 2027. The law expires February 1.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation, working with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, to study whether bike lanes cut down on crashes involving bicycles, e-bikes and motor-assisted scooters. It touches the department, which must pull crash reports and compile data on who got hurt, where, when and why, and whether the crash happened in a bike lane. Nothing changes on the roads; the department sends the legislature a report with recommendations by January 1, 2027, and the law expires February 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Transportation committee on Apr 29, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB341 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Christina MoralesDHouse 145 Rep. Ann JohnsonDHouse 134 Rep. Rhetta Andrews BowersDHouse 113

+ 2 more authors

ITEM

relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.

WHAT IT DOES

Nothing changes on the roads. Report due January 1, 2027. The law expires February 1.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation, working with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, to study whether bike lanes cut down on crashes involving bicycles, e-bikes and motor-assisted scooters. It touches the department, which must pull crash reports and compile data on who got hurt, where, when and why, and whether the crash happened in a bike lane. Nothing changes on the roads; the department sends the legislature a report with recommendations by January 1, 2027, and the law expires February 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 90%

THE TEXT

“Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit to the legislature a report on the findings of the study”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only action is a study and a report due in 2027, and any change to roads waits on later legislation. The caption says plainly that it is a study bill.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 31, 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 Transportation
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Withdrawn from schedule
  6. Posting rule suspended
  7. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Committee substitute considered in committee
  10. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  11. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

Smells

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christina Morales

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23KTexas Organizing Project Political Action Committee$8KKickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$5K

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 · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 10, 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$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 · Oct 23, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101061699, 101072155.

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee$7,711.42

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee

$7,711.42

Cash
$500.00
Paid by others
$7,211.42
Total
$7,711.42
Other filed descriptions $5,122.42printing $2,089.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 26, 2024 to Sep 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101072150.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$5,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 24, 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: 100987507, 101072150.

Money

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

×

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 · Oct 23, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101061699, 101072155.

×

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee

$7,711.42

Cash
$500.00
Paid by others
$7,211.42
Total
$7,711.42
Other filed descriptions $5,122.42printing $2,089.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 26, 2024 to Sep 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101072150.

×

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 24, 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: 100987507, 101072150.

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 31, 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 Nov 12, 2024

04/29/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Interim Studies

Vehicles & Traffic--General

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road

BICYCLES

TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 401 words

89R2106 RDR-D

By: Morales of Harris
H.B. No. 341

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on

traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric

bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:

(1) "Bicycle" has the meaning assigned by Section

541.201, Transportation Code.

(2) "Bicycle lane" means a designated lane or other

part of a roadway set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of

Transportation.

(4) "Electric bicycle" has the meaning assigned by

Section 664.001, Transportation Code.

(5) "Motor-assisted scooter" has the meaning assigned

by Section 551.351, Transportation Code.

SECTION 2. STUDY ON BICYCLE LANES. (a) The department, in

consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, shall

study the extent to which the availability of bicycle lanes reduces

the rate of traffic collisions involving persons operating

bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.

(b) In conducting the study, the department shall:

(1) examine collision reports received by the

department and any other relevant information available to the

department and compile the following information about traffic

collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric

bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters in this state:

(A) demographic data of persons suffering injury

or death;

(B) geographic areas in which collisions

occurred and the population density of those areas;

(C) times of day of collisions;

(D) causes of collisions; and

(E) whether collisions occurred in bicycle

lanes; and

(2) analyze whether the information demonstrates that

the availability of bicycle lanes reduces the rate of traffic

collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric

bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall

submit to the legislature a report on the findings of the study

conducted under this section. The report must also include:

(1) information on the availability of bicycle lanes

throughout this state;

(2) recommendations on roadway lane designations and

layouts that reduce traffic collisions involving persons operating

bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters; and

(3) a discussion of whether the inclusion of any

additional information in collision reports described by Chapter

550, Transportation Code, would facilitate future analysis of

traffic collisions inside and outside bike lanes involving persons

operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.

SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2027.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September

1, 2025.