Monitoring the SessionHB 4868
Died in committee
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
relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Red lights too. No full stop required.
The bill lets people riding bicycles treat stop signs, steady red lights and flashing red lights as yield signs instead of coming to a full stop. It applies to every bicyclist on Texas roads, at intersections and at railroad crossings with a stop sign. Starting September 1, 2025, a cyclist who slows and yields to other traffic could legally roll through a stop sign or red light, instead of being required to stop and wait.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2506 by Sen. Alvarado (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2506 by Sen. Alvarado (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Transportation committee on May 8, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
89R-HB4868 · 2025-03-13
relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.
Red lights too. No full stop required.
The bill lets people riding bicycles treat stop signs, steady red lights and flashing red lights as yield signs instead of coming to a full stop. It applies to every bicyclist on Texas roads, at intersections and at railroad crossings with a stop sign. Starting September 1, 2025, a cyclist who slows and yields to other traffic could legally roll through a stop sign or red light, instead of being required to stop and wait.
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No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · May 6, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jun 26, 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.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101026922.
$9,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101026922.
$9,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · May 6, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Alvarado, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025
05/08/2025 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
SB 864 by Alvarado (identical)
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
BICYCLES
The text as introduced · 281 words
89R8339 AJZ-D By: Martinez H.B. No. 4868 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 551, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Sections 551.108 and 551.109 to read as follows: Sec. 551.108. BICYCLIST APPROACHING STOP SIGN. The provisions of Sections 544.010(a) and 545.151(a) applicable to stop signs do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to yield signs when approaching an intersection or a railroad crossing with a stop sign. Sec. 551.109. BICYCLIST APPROACHING CERTAIN TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS AND FLASHING SIGNALS. The provisions of Sections 544.007(d), 544.008(a), and 545.151(a) applicable to a vehicle facing a steady red signal or a flashing red signal do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to yield signs when approaching an intersection with a steady red signal or a flashing red signal. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
