SB 1018: traffic fine money split goes 50-50

Caption

relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller.

Summary

Was 70 percent general revenue, 30 percent trauma care. Now even.

The bill changes how the comptroller splits state traffic fine money, moving from 70 percent general revenue and 30 percent trauma and emergency medical services to an even 50-50 split. It touches the state general revenue fund, the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account, and the Texas mobility fund that receives overflow above $250 million. On the ground, more traffic fine money goes to trauma centers and EMS, starting with revenue collected on or after September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1018 · 2025-01-30

SOLD BY

Sen. Joan HuffmanRSenate 17

+ 3 coauthors

ITEM

relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller.

WHAT IT DOES

Was 70 percent general revenue, 30 percent trauma care. Now even.

The bill changes how the comptroller splits state traffic fine money, moving from 70 percent general revenue and 30 percent trauma and emergency medical services to an even 50-50 split. It touches the state general revenue fund, the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account, and the Texas mobility fund that receives overflow above $250 million. On the ground, more traffic fine money goes to trauma centers and EMS, starting with revenue collected on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($15,028,000)

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

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · April 29, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1018, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($31,422,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027.

First year · FY 2026 · ($15,028,000)

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

Jan 30, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jan 30, 2025Filed
Feb 24, 2025Read first time
Feb 24, 2025Referred to Finance
Mar 19, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 19, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 19, 2025Vote taken in committee
Mar 19, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Mar 19, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 20, 2025Co-author authorized
Mar 20, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Mar 26, 2025Co-author authorized
Mar 26, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 26, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 26, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 26, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 26, 2025Three day rule suspended
Mar 26, 2025Record vote
Mar 26, 2025Read 3rd time
Mar 26, 2025Passed
Mar 26, 2025Record vote
Mar 26, 2025Reported engrossed
Mar 27, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 9, 2025Read first time
Apr 9, 2025Referred to Appropriations
Apr 24, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 30, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025Committee report distributed
May 1, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 15, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 19, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 19, 2025Read 2nd time
May 19, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 19, 2025Record vote RV#2974
May 19, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 20, 2025Read 3rd time
May 20, 2025Passed
May 20, 2025Record vote RV#3045
May 20, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 20, 2025House passage reported
May 20, 2025Reported enrolled
May 21, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 21, 2025Signed in the House
May 21, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 29, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 29, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 105 yea · 41 nay

Senate · 29 yea · 2 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 20, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Mar 26, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joan Huffman

Donors

Donors report through Texans for Joan Huffman.

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 · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

Money

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

Votes5

House May 20, 2025

Yea: 105
Nay: 41
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3045

SB 1018 was passed by (Record 3045): 105 Yeas, 41 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 105 (published)
Nay: 41 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 19, 2025

Yea: 106
Nay: 37
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 4

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2974

SB 1018 was passed to third reading by (Record 2974): 106 Yeas, 37 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 106 (published)
Nay: 37 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Yea: 29
Nay: 2
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 29 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Yea: 29
Nay: 2
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1018 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 29 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

CreightonNay
HughesNay

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

Senator Huffman moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1018 at this time on its second reading: SB 1018, Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller. The motion prevailed. Senators Creighton and Hughes asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business. The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses6

For: 5
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Baylor Scott and White Health1 registration
DHR Health1 registration
Methodist Healthcare Ministries1 registration
Teaching Hospitals of Texas1 registration
Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Fiundation (TETAF)1 registration

On

Self1 registration

Sources

6 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

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

Fiscal

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($15,028,000)

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

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · April 29, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1018, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($31,422,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027.

First year · FY 2026 · ($15,028,000)

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 Senate · Filed Jan 30, 2025

05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Coauthors

Sarah EckhardtDSenate 14

Juan "Chuy" HinojosaDSenate 20

Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21

Companion

HB 3459 by Bonnen (identical)

Subjects

Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State

Health--Emergency Services & Personnel

State Finances--Management & Control

Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 295 words

89R9260 RDR-D

By: Huffman
S.B. No. 1018

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by

the comptroller.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 542.4031(g) and (h), Transportation

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(g) Of the money received by the comptroller under this

section, the comptroller shall deposit:

(1) 50 [ 70 ] percent to the credit of the undedicated

portion of the general revenue fund; and

(2) 50 [ 30 ] percent to the credit of the designated

trauma facility and emergency medical services account under

Section 780.003, Health and Safety Code.

(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (g)(1), in any state fiscal

year the comptroller shall deposit 50 [ 70 ] percent of the money

received under Subsection (e)(2) to the credit of the general

revenue fund only until the total amount of the money deposited to

the credit of the general revenue fund under Subsection (g)(1)

equals $250 million for that year. If in any state fiscal year the

amount received by the comptroller under Subsection (e)(2) for

deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund under Subsection

(g)(1) exceeds $250 million, the comptroller shall deposit the

additional amount to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.

SECTION 2. Section 542.4031(g), Transportation Code, as

amended by this Act, applies only to the distribution of revenue

collected on or after the effective date of this Act. The

distribution of revenue collected before the effective date of this

Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the revenue was

collected, and that law is continued in effect for the purpose of

the distribution of that revenue.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

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WHAT IT DOES

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HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

House May 20, 2025

House May 19, 2025

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Senate Mar 26, 2025

Senate Mar 26, 2025

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