Monitoring the Session

HB 4906

bill re-passing oversize truck permit revenue rules

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144

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 dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Half to the state highway fund, half to counties.

The bill re-passes two existing rules that send half the money from certain oversize and overweight truck permit fees to the state highway fund and split the other half among counties named in the permit applications. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, the counties that receive their share, and the haulers who pay the permit fees. Nothing changes on the ground except that the money stays legally dedicated to highway use instead of lapsing into general revenue under a 2013 law that ended many old fund dedications.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Transportation committee 12-0 on Apr 25, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4906 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144

ITEM

relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

WHAT IT DOES

Half to the state highway fund, half to counties.

The bill re-passes two existing rules that send half the money from certain oversize and overweight truck permit fees to the state highway fund and split the other half among counties named in the permit applications. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, the counties that receive their share, and the haulers who pay the permit fees. Nothing changes on the ground except that the money stays legally dedicated to highway use instead of lapsing into general revenue under a 2013 law that ended many old fund dedications.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($3,070,000)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB4906, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($6,186,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($3,070,000)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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 s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary Ann Perez

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$63KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55KRise' Montrell$25,000

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 · Jul 1, 2024 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.

Texas Sands PAC$63,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$63,000.00

Cash
$63,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$63,000.00

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 · Nov 25, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 100985772, 101040038, 101071674.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

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 · Sep 23, 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: 100985772, 101011400, 101028092, 101034447, 101069023.

Rise' Montrell$25,000.00
Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$63,000.00

Cash
$63,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$63,000.00

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 · Nov 25, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 100985772, 101040038, 101071674.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

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 · Sep 23, 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: 100985772, 101011400, 101028092, 101034447, 101069023.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4
For
3
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • AGC of Texas1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Self1 registration

On

  • TxDOT1 registration
Sources

4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($3,070,000)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 13, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB4906, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($6,186,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($3,070,000)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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 13, 2025

05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1938 by Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (identical)

Subjects

Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State

Highways

State Finances--Appropriations

Transportation--Miscellaneous

PERMITS

STATE HIGHWAY FUND

VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS & ENFORCEMENT

Text

The text as introduced · 274 words

89R5180 SRA-F

By: Perez of Harris
H.B. No. 4906

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain

oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

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

SECTION 1. Section 623.0171(l), Transportation Code, is

reenacted to read as follows:

(l) Of the fee collected under this section for a permit:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided among and

distributed to the counties designated in permit applications under

Subsection (k) according to department rule.

SECTION 2. Section 623.324(a), Transportation Code, is

reenacted to read as follows:

(a) Of the fee collected under Section 623.322 for a permit:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided equally

among all counties designated in the permit application under

Section 623.322(a)(2).

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Chapter 839 (H.B. 6), Acts of

the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, money dedicated by

Sections 623.0171(l) and 623.324(a), Transportation Code, as added

by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular

Session, 2013, to the state highway fund is rededicated by this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.