Monitoring the SessionHB 904
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 the prohibition of tolls on portions of State Highway 146 and State Highway 99.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The Houston Ship Channel crossing, and 99 to Cedar Bayou.
The bill bars the Texas Department of Transportation from charging a toll, directly or through a deal with another entity, on two named stretches of road. It covers State Highway 146 where it crosses the Houston Ship Channel and State Highway 99 between its intersection with State Highway 146 and Cedar Bayou. Drivers on those stretches cannot be tolled by the department, starting immediately with a two-thirds vote or otherwise on September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 921 (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 HB 921 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Transportation subcommittee on Transportation Funding. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB904 · 2024-11-12
+ 1 coauthor
relating to the prohibition of tolls on portions of State Highway 146 and State Highway 99.
The Houston Ship Channel crossing, and 99 to Cedar Bayou.
The bill bars the Texas Department of Transportation from charging a toll, directly or through a deal with another entity, on two named stretches of road. It covers State Highway 146 where it crosses the Houston Ship Channel and State Highway 99 between its intersection with State Highway 146 and Cedar Bayou. Drivers on those stretches cannot be tolled by the department, starting immediately with a two-thirds vote or otherwise on September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to May 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.
$5,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Jul 3, 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: 101033926.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$5,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Jul 3, 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: 101033926.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 Rep. Cain, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to the prohibition of tolls on portions of State Highway 146 and State Highway 99.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/06/2025 H Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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
Highways
TOLL ROADS & TOLL BRIDGES
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 211 words
89R1016 CMO-F By: Cain H.B. No. 904 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the prohibition of tolls on portions of State Highway 146 and State Highway 99. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER E. LIMITATION ON TOLL FACILITY DESIGNATION , TOLL COLLECTION, AND [ ; ] CONVERSION OF NONTOLLED STATE HIGHWAY SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 228.202 to read as follows: Sec. 228.202. TOLLS PROHIBITED ON PORTIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY 146 AND STATE HIGHWAY 99. The department may not charge a toll, either directly or indirectly through an agreement with another entity, on: (1) the portion of State Highway 146 that crosses the Houston Ship Channel; or (2) the portion of State Highway 99 between its intersection with State Highway 146 and its crossing of Cedar Bayou. SECTION 3. 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.
