Monitoring the Session

SB 1938

Hinojosa’s bill on oversize vehicle permit revenue

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Juan "Chuy" HinojosaDSenate 20

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 dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Re-enacts the split: half to the highway fund, half to counties.

The bill re-enacts two existing Transportation Code provisions that split oversize and overweight vehicle permit fees, half to the state highway fund and half to the counties named in the permit application. It touches the state highway fund, Texas counties, and the trucking operators who pay these permit fees. Nothing changes on the ground except that the dedication of the state's half to the highway fund is formally renewed under the 2013 law that sunsets old fund dedications, so the money keeps flowing where it already goes.

Labels

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

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1938 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Sen. Juan "Chuy" HinojosaDSenate 20

ITEM

relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

WHAT IT DOES

Re-enacts the split: half to the highway fund, half to counties.

The bill re-enacts two existing Transportation Code provisions that split oversize and overweight vehicle permit fees, half to the state highway fund and half to the counties named in the permit application. It touches the state highway fund, Texas counties, and the trucking operators who pay these permit fees. Nothing changes on the ground except that the dedication of the state's half to the highway fund is formally renewed under the 2013 law that sunsets old fund dedications, so the money keeps flowing where it already goes.

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 Finance
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$18KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KAssociated General Contractors of Texas PAC$15K

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 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$17,500.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 3, 2024 to Jun 27, 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: 100977616, 101009664.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024. 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: 100977616.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$15,000.00

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Jun 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: 100977616, 101059341.

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 3, 2024 to Jun 27, 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: 100977616, 101009664.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024. 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: 100977616.

×

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Jun 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: 100977616, 101059341.

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 Finance

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 · Finance · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 4906 by Perez, Mary Ann (identical)

Subjects

Highways

State Finances--Appropriations

Transportation--Miscellaneous

PERMITS

STATE HIGHWAY FUND

VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS & ENFORCEMENT

Text

The text as introduced · 274 words

89R5180 SRA-F

By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo
S.B. No. 1938

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain

oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

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

SECTION 1. Section 623.0171(l), Transportation Code, is

reenacted to read as follows:

(l) Of the fee collected under this section for a permit:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided among and

distributed to the counties designated in permit applications under

Subsection (k) according to department rule.

SECTION 2. Section 623.324(a), Transportation Code, is

reenacted to read as follows:

(a) Of the fee collected under Section 623.322 for a permit:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided equally

among all counties designated in the permit application under

Section 623.322(a)(2).

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Chapter 839 (H.B. 6), Acts of

the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, money dedicated by

Sections 623.0171(l) and 623.324(a), Transportation Code, as added

by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular

Session, 2013, to the state highway fund is rededicated by this Act.

SECTION 4. 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.