Monitoring the Session

HB 3895

Lopez Wireless EV Bill Orders A Study And Builds Nothing

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Rep. Ray LopezDHouse 125
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

…“Transportation Institute shall submit a report to the legislature”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only duty in the bill is a study and a report due in 2026. Any real action on wireless road charging waits for a later 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 A&M Transportation Institute on wireless energy transmission for electric vehicles.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Toll roads top the candidate list. Report due September 1, 2026. Law expires December 31!

The bill orders the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, working with the Texas Department of Transportation, to study charging electric vehicles wirelessly while they drive on Texas roads. It touches the institute and TxDOT, which must assess the methods, check feasibility, pick candidate roads with toll roads first, and estimate the benefits. Nothing is built or funded on the ground; a report goes to the Legislature by September 1, 2026, and the law expires December 31, 2026.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3895 · 2025-03-06

SOLD BY

Rep. Ray LopezDHouse 125

ITEM

relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on wireless energy transmission for electric vehicles.

WHAT IT DOES

Toll roads top the candidate list. Report due September 1, 2026. Law expires December 31!

The bill orders the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, working with the Texas Department of Transportation, to study charging electric vehicles wirelessly while they drive on Texas roads. It touches the institute and TxDOT, which must assess the methods, check feasibility, pick candidate roads with toll roads first, and estimate the benefits. Nothing is built or funded on the ground; a report goes to the Legislature by September 1, 2026, and the law expires December 31, 2026.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 85%

THE TEXT

…“Transportation Institute shall submit a report to the legislature”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only duty in the bill is a study and a report due in 2026. Any real action on wireless road charging waits for a later bill.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 15, 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 Delivery of Government Efficiency
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Left pending in committee
  10. Considered in formal meeting
  11. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

Smells

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ray Lopez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5KTexas Sands PAC$4KValero Energy Corporation PAC$3K

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 5, 2024 to May 29, 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$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

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

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 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 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.

Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.

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 Oct 23, 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: 100987088.

Valero Energy Corporation PAC$3,000.00

Valero Energy Corporation PAC

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 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.

Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

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

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 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 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.

Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.

×

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 Oct 23, 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: 100987088.

×

Valero Energy Corporation PAC

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 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.

Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.

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 · April 15, 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 Mar 6, 2025

05/01/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Delivery of Government Efficiency · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Energy--General

Interim Studies

Science & Technology

Utilities--Electric

Vehicles & Traffic--General

ELECTRIC VEHICLES (SI3J9)

TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 221 words

89R8028 CXP-D

By: Lopez of Bexar
H.B. No. 3895

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on

wireless energy transmission for electric vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY ON WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION FOR

ELECTRIC VEHICLES. (a) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, in

consultation with the Texas Department of Transportation, shall

conduct a study on wireless energy transmission for electric

vehicles.

(b) The study must:

(1) assess the various methods, including the use of

magnetic induction, to transfer power wirelessly to electric

vehicles while the vehicles are in motion;

(2) evaluate the feasibility of implementing the

methods described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection on roads in

this state;

(3) identify roads, with priority given to toll roads,

for implementation of the methods described by Subdivision (1) of

this subsection; and

(4) estimate the financial and any other benefits to

this state of implementing the methods described by Subdivision (1)

of this subsection.

(c) Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas A&M

Transportation Institute shall submit a report to the legislature

that includes the results of the study and any associated

recommendations.

SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires December 31, 2026.

SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September

1, 2025.