Monitoring the SessionSB 229
Died in committee
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
relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No higher price for paying with your own money either.
The bill bars car dealers from charging a higher price to buyers who pay with their own money or bring a loan from an outside lender. It also bars dealers from refusing those payment methods and from making false or misleading statements that conflict with these rules. Car buyers and retail motor vehicle sellers are affected for agreements made on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1464 (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 1464 (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.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the Senate Business & Commerce committee on May 1, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
89R-SB229 · 2024-11-12
+ 12 coauthors
relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.
No higher price for paying with your own money either.
The bill bars car dealers from charging a higher price to buyers who pay with their own money or bring a loan from an outside lender. It also bars dealers from refusing those payment methods and from making false or misleading statements that conflict with these rules. Car buyers and retail motor vehicle sellers are affected for agreements made on or after September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
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.
$36,332.00
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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,332.00
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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. West, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 23, 2023: Placed on General State Calendar
Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
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 · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee
Financial--General
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions
Vehicles & Traffic--General
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
The text as introduced · 232 words
89R1347 SRA-D By: West S.B. No. 229 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 348, Finance Code, is amended by adding Section 348.415 to read as follows: Sec. 348.415. RESTRICTIONS ON MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES FUNDED OR FINANCED USING PROSPECTIVE BUYER'S OWN MONEY OR THIRD-PARTY FINANCING PROHIBITED. (a) A retail seller may not increase the sale price of a motor vehicle for a prospective buyer who purchases a motor vehicle with: (1) the prospective buyer's own money; or (2) a loan from a third-party lender who is neither the retail seller nor affiliated with the retail seller. (b) A retail seller may not prohibit a prospective buyer from paying the sale price at the time of sale with: (1) the prospective buyer's own money; or (2) a loan from a third-party lender who is neither the retail seller nor affiliated with the retail seller. (c) A retail seller may not make a false or misleading representation that is inconsistent with this section. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
