The bill lets a licensed car dealer advertise a specific used vehicle it does not yet have on its lot, overriding any other law that would block that. The ad must clearly say the dealer does not have the vehicle, say it can be obtained within a reasonable time from the manufacturer, the distributor, or a manufacturer- or distributor-affiliated finance company, and list the VIN if a price is shown. Dealers gain a new way to market incoming used cars, and shoppers get required disclosures in those ads starting September 1, 2025.
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Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1344 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 1344 (Did not pass). 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.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on Apr 7, 2025. Died in the House: left pending in the Transportation committee.
relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.
WHAT IT DOES
The car you see in the ad? Not there yet.
The bill lets a licensed car dealer advertise a specific used vehicle it does not yet have on its lot, overriding any other law that would block that. The ad must clearly say the dealer does not have the vehicle, say it can be obtained within a reasonable time from the manufacturer, the distributor, or a manufacturer- or distributor-affiliated finance company, and list the VIN if a price is shown. Dealers gain a new way to market incoming used cars, and shoppers get required disclosures in those ads starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
Sources
Senator Nichols moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1029 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 29 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
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 Nichols moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 1029 at this time on its second reading: SB 1029, Relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles. The motion prevailed. Senator Gutierrez 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: 1 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses9
For
3
Against
5
On
1
Names
For
General Motors2 registrations
Texas Association of Business1 registration
Against
New Car Dealers of West Texas1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; North Texas Automobile Dealers1 registration
89R7717 BEE-D
By: Nichols
S.B. No. 1029
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the advertising of certain used motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 2301.364 to read as follows:
Sec. 2301.364. ADVERTISING BY DEALERS OF CERTAIN USED MOTOR
VEHICLES. Notwithstanding any other law, a dealer may advertise
for sale a specific used motor vehicle that is not in the possession
of the dealer at the time the advertisement is placed if the
advertisement:
(1) clearly and conspicuously discloses that the
vehicle is not in the possession of the dealer;
(2) states that the motor vehicle may be obtained
within a reasonable time from the manufacturer, the distributor, or
a manufacturer- or distributor-affiliated financial institution;
and
(3) includes the vehicle identification number of the
specific motor vehicle, if the price of the vehicle is advertised.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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