Monitoring the Session

SB 1922

West’s bill on public transportation advisory committee appointments

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

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 appointments to the public transportation advisory committee.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The Texas Transportation Commission picks, not the governor.

The bill moves the power to appoint the state's public transportation advisory committee away from the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker and gives it to the Texas Transportation Commission. The committee keeps nine unpaid members: three for transit providers, three for riders and three for the general public, and all of them now serve at the commission's pleasure. Current members stay on but can be removed by the commission, and the commission must fill any open seats by January 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1922 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

ITEM

relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory committee.

WHAT IT DOES

The Texas Transportation Commission picks, not the governor.

The bill moves the power to appoint the state's public transportation advisory committee away from the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker and gives it to the Texas Transportation Commission. The committee keeps nine unpaid members: three for transit providers, three for riders and three for the general public, and all of them now serve at the commission's pleasure. Current members stay on but can be removed by the commission, and the commission must fill any open seats by January 1, 2026.

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

Royce West

Donors

Skyview Development LLC$36KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20KErle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000

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 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.

Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00

Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,332.00
Total
$36,332.00
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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 · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 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: 100987569, 101063137.

Erle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000.00
Money

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

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Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,332.00
Total
$36,332.00
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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 · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 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: 100987569, 101063137.

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 Mar 5, 2025

03/17/2025 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

Companion

HB 5295 by Paul (identical)

Subjects

Transportation--Miscellaneous

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 278 words

89R5177 AND-F

By: West
S.B. No. 1922

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory

committee.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 455.004(b) and (c), Transportation

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) The [ members of the ] committee consists of the following

members [ shall be ] appointed by the commission [ governor, the

lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of

representatives, who shall each appoint ]:

(1) three members representing [ one member who

represents ] a diverse cross-section of public transportation

providers;

(2) three members representing [ one member who

represents ] a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and

(3) three members representing [ one member who

represents ] the general public.

(c) A member serves at the pleasure of the commission

[ officer who appointed the member ]. A member is not entitled to

compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to

reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in

performing committee duties.

SECTION 2. (a) A member of the public transportation

advisory committee on the effective date of this Act serves at the

pleasure of the Texas Transportation Commission as provided by

Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act,

regardless of the officer who appointed the member.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas Transportation

Commission shall make appointments as authorized by Section

455.004(b), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, to fill

any vacancies on the public transportation advisory committee

existing on the effective date of this Act.

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