Monitoring the Session

SB 2200

off-route hazmat trucks become a second-degree felony

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Brian BirdwellRSenate 22

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 creation of a criminal offense for operating or moving an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous materials on a route other than the designated permit route.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Overweight permit holders who leave the permit route.

The bill creates a new offense for driving or moving an overweight truck carrying hazardous materials under a state permit on a public road that is not on the route the permit lays out. The offense is a second-degree felony, and it touches drivers and operators who haul hazardous loads under overweight permits. A driver has a defense if police directed the vehicle off the route or if another permit from the state or a local government allowed the move, and the rule starts September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 5, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Transportation committee 11-0, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2200 · 2025-03-11

SOLD BY

Sen. Brian BirdwellRSenate 22

ITEM

relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating or moving an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous materials on a route other than the designated permit route.

WHAT IT DOES

Overweight permit holders who leave the permit route.

The bill creates a new offense for driving or moving an overweight truck carrying hazardous materials under a state permit on a public road that is not on the route the permit lays out. The offense is a second-degree felony, and it touches drivers and operators who haul hazardous loads under overweight permits. A driver has a defense if police directed the vehicle off the route or if another permit from the state or a local government allowed the move, and the rule starts September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · April 12, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Border Security
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Vote taken in committee
  9. Reported favorably as substituted
  10. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  11. Committee report printed and distributed
  12. Placed on intent calendar
  13. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  14. Read 2nd time
  15. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Birdwell
  16. Amended
  17. Vote recorded in Journal
  18. Passed to engrossment as amended
  19. Vote recorded in Journal
  20. Three day rule suspended
  21. Record vote
  22. Read 3rd time
  23. Passed
  24. Record vote
  25. Reported engrossed
  26. Received from the Senate
  27. Read first time
  28. Referred to Transportation
  29. Posting rule suspended
  30. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  31. Considered in public hearing
  32. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  33. Left pending in committee
  34. Considered in formal meeting
  35. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  36. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  37. Committee report distributed
  38. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 5, 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

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brian Birdwell

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC Austin TX$30,000
Good Government Fund Fort Worth TX$10,000
Texas Oil & Gas Assn. Good Govt. Cmte Austin TX$10,000

Derived from itemized gifts, Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

$353,800 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$502,039 spent since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$731,044 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Money

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

Votes3

Senate May 5, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2200 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 5, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2200 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 5, 2025

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

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

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

Sources

CSSB 2200 as amended 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.

Witnesses17
For
15
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • City of Houston2 registrations
  • County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • Dallas Police Association1 registration
  • El Paso County1 registration
  • Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Self; Texas Trucking Association1 registration
  • Self; Union Pacific Railroad1 registration
  • Tarrant County Administrator's Office1 registration
  • Texas Food & Fuel Association1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
  • Texas Railroad Association1 registration
  • Texas Trucking Association1 registration
  • TMPA1 registration

On

  • Texas Department of Public Safety1 registration
  • Texas DPS1 registration
Sources

17 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

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

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

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · April 12, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

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 Mar 11, 2025

05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

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

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

Sponsors
Marc LaHoodRHouse 121

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Border Security · Committee vote 5 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Crimes--Miscellaneous

Transportation--Miscellaneous

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS & ENFORCEMENT

Text

The text as introduced · 208 words

89R8730 JRR-D

By: Birdwell
S.B. No. 2200

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating or

moving an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous materials on a

route other than the designated permit route.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 621, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 621.512 to read as follows:

Sec. 621.512. PROHIBITION ON OPERATING OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE

TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON ROUTE OTHER THAN DESIGNATED

PERMIT ROUTE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person

operates or moves an overweight vehicle transporting hazardous

materials under a permit issued under this subtitle on a public

highway that is not included in the route designated under the

permit.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second

degree.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this

section that, at the time of the offense, the vehicle was being

operated or moved:

(1) under the immediate direction of a law enforcement

agency; or

(2) in compliance with a permit authorizing the

movement of the vehicle issued by the department or a political

subdivision of this state.

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