Monitoring the Session

SB 2895

bill exempting public school buses from tolls

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15

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 a highway toll exemption for public school buses.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No tolls on trips to school or activities.

The bill bars toll road operators from charging tolls to public school buses. It covers school buses that are already exempt from state registration fees when they carry students to or from school or on school activity trips. Those buses would ride toll roads free starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.QUICK READ: 136 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 136 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2895 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15 Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2 Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

ITEM

relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses.

WHAT IT DOES

No tolls on trips to school or activities.

The bill bars toll road operators from charging tolls to public school buses. It covers school buses that are already exempt from state registration fees when they carry students to or from school or on school activity trips. Those buses would ride toll roads free starting September 1, 2025.

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

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Molly Cook

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KGregory Stocks$10,000Amber Alonso$6,500

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 · Oct 27, 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.

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.

Gregory Stocks$10,000.00
Amber Alonso$6,500.00
Money

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

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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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.

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 14, 2025

04/07/2025 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

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Highways

SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

TOLL ROADS & TOLL BRIDGES

Text

The text as introduced · 136 words

89R17288 JAM-F

By: Cook, Hall, Miles
S.B. No. 2895

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 372.060 to read as follows:

Sec. 372.060. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES. (a) In this section,

"school bus" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201.

(b) A toll project entity may not require a school bus

exempt from registration fees under Section 502.453 to pay a toll

for use of a toll project when the bus is transporting students on a

route to or from school or a school-related activity trip other than

on routes to and from school.

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