Monitoring the SessionSB 70
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 axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Rock, gravel and sand get heavier on state and local roads.
The bill lets trucks hauling aggregates, such as rock, gravel and sand, carry 15 percent more weight on each axle than the normal state limit. It touches aggregate haulers and the state and local roads they drive on. The truck's total weight still cannot go over the gross weight limit set for that road, so the change is in how weight is spread across the axles.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1460 by Rep. Guillen (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1460 by Rep. Guillen (Died in committee). 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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB70 · 2024-11-12
relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates.
Rock, gravel and sand get heavier on state and local roads.
The bill lets trucks hauling aggregates, such as rock, gravel and sand, carry 15 percent more weight on each axle than the normal state limit. It touches aggregate haulers and the state and local roads they drive on. The truck's total weight still cannot go over the gross weight limit set for that road, so the change is in how weight is spread across the axles.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 Rep. Guillen, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 10, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 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
HB 283 by Guillen (identical)
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS & ENFORCEMENT
The text as introduced · 202 words
89R59 JRR-F By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 70 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: (b-2) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)(1) and (2), a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is transporting aggregates, as defined by Section 28A.001, Water Code, over a highway or road of this state may operate at an axle weight that is not heavier than the weight equal to the maximum allowable axle weight provided by those subsections plus a tolerance allowance of 15 percent of that allowable weight, provided that the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is not heavier than the maximum gross weight authorized for the roadway on which the vehicle or combination of vehicles is being operated. SECTION 2. 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.