Monitoring the Session

SB 1153

Hughes’s bill keeping eclipses from stopping commerce

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

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 authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to take an action that would disrupt commerce based on the occurrence of an astronomical event.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The DMV can’t act on an astronomical event. Unless there’s a disaster declaration.

The bill bars the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles from taking any action because of an astronomical event, like an eclipse, if that action would disrupt commerce or commercial transportation. The limit lifts only when the affected area is under a state or local disaster declaration or a presidential disaster declaration. Starting September 1, 2025, the department cannot, for example, restrict commercial trucking around an eclipse unless a disaster has been declared.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 6, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1153 · 2025-02-06

SOLD BY

Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

ITEM

relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to take an action that would disrupt commerce based on the occurrence of an astronomical event.

WHAT IT DOES

The DMV can’t act on an astronomical event. Unless there’s a disaster declaration.

The bill bars the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles from taking any action because of an astronomical event, like an eclipse, if that action would disrupt commerce or commercial transportation. The limit lifts only when the affected area is under a state or local disaster declaration or a presidential disaster declaration. Starting September 1, 2025, the department cannot, for example, restrict commercial trucking around an eclipse unless a disaster has been declared.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Transportation
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bryan Hughes

Donors

GOPAC Election Fund$250KCRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

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 23, 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.

GOPAC Election Fund$250,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash
$250,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100,000.00

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on 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: 101071548.

Money

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

×

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash
$250,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

×

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

×

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on 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: 101071548.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 Feb 6, 2025

02/28/2025 S Referred to Transportation

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Senate committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Vehicles & Traffic--General

MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 151 words

89R1297 CMO-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 1153

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

to take an action that would disrupt commerce based on the

occurrence of an astronomical event.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1003, Transportation Code, is amended by

adding Section 1003.006 to read as follows:

Sec. 1003.006. PROTECTION OF COMMERCE DURING ASTRONOMICAL

EVENT. The department may not take an action based on the

occurrence of an astronomical event if that action would result in

the disruption of commerce, including the disruption of commercial

transportation, unless the area affected by the action is subject

to:

(1) a state of disaster declared under Section 418.014

or 418.108, Government Code; or

(2) a disaster declared by the president of the United

States.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.