HB 3974

bill creating a TxDOT hotline for dangerous roads

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Toll-free, and an outside contractor may run it.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation to set up and run a toll-free phone line where people can report dangerous road conditions on state highways. It touches the department and drivers who use the state highway system, and it lets the department hire an outside contractor to manage and operate the line. Starting September 1, 2025, Texans get one free number to call about hazards on state roads.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 131 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 131 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).PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Transportation committee on May 1, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3974 · 2025-03-06

SOLD BY

Rep. Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

ITEM

relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.

WHAT IT DOES

Toll-free, and an outside contractor may run it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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

Mar 6, 2025Filed
Mar 27, 2025Read first time
Mar 27, 2025Referred to Transportation
May 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 1, 2025Left pending in committee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Keresa Richardson

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$575K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$364KJeannie Pascale$100,000

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 4, 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$574,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $374,750.00
Total: $574,750.00

canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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 · Aug 14, 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: 101069161, 101072822.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$363,511.10

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash: $195,000.00
Paid by others: $168,511.10
Total: $363,511.10

advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Jeannie Pascale$100,000.00

Money

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

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $374,750.00
Total: $574,750.00

canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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 · Aug 14, 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: 101069161, 101072822.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash: $195,000.00
Paid by others: $168,511.10
Total: $363,511.10

advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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 Left pending in committee

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--General

TELEPHONES & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 131 words

89R11859 GP-D

By: Richardson
H.B. No. 3974

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas

Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road

conditions.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 201.813 to read as follows:

Sec. 201.813. TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE HOTLINE TO REPORT

DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. (a) The department shall establish and

maintain a toll-free telephone service line that enables a person

to report dangerous road conditions on a road in the state highway

system.

(b) The department may contract with any person for the

management and operation of the toll-free telephone hotline

established under this section.

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