Monitoring the Session

SB 720

bill bars tolls and managed lanes on Interstate 635 stretch

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

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 prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Between Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 75. No lane restrictions.

The bill bars the Texas Department of Transportation from putting any lane restriction, including tolls or managed lanes, on the stretch of Interstate 635 between Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 75. It touches the department and any private or public partner it might contract with to run tolled or managed lanes on that segment. Drivers on that stretch keep untolled, unrestricted lanes, and the department cannot get around the ban through an agreement with another entity.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1423 (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 SB 1423 (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 Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB720 · 2025-01-07

SOLD BY

Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.

WHAT IT DOES

Between Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 75. No lane restrictions.

The bill bars the Texas Department of Transportation from putting any lane restriction, including tolls or managed lanes, on the stretch of Interstate 635 between Interstate 30 and U.S. Highway 75. It touches the department and any private or public partner it might contract with to run tolled or managed lanes on that segment. Drivers on that stretch keep untolled, unrestricted lanes, and the department cannot get around the ban through an agreement with another entity.

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
  5. Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bob Hall

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135KTexans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116KBryan Hughes Campaign$100K

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 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash
$129,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$135,000.00
polling $6,000.00

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 12, 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.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash
$110,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$116,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 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: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign$100,000.00

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 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: 101073278.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash
$129,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$135,000.00
polling $6,000.00

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 12, 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.

Report IDs: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

×

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash
$110,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$116,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 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: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

×

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 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: 101073278.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R SB 1423

by Sen. Hall, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Transportation

Relating to the prohibition of tolls on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Jan 7, 2025

02/07/2025 S Referred to Transportation

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Kevin SparksRSenate 31

Senate committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Highways

TOLL ROADS & TOLL BRIDGES

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 210 words

89R6292 MZM-D

By: Hall
S.B. No. 720

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of

Interstate Highway 635.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 228,

Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER E. LIMITATION ON TOLL FACILITY DESIGNATION , TOLL

COLLECTION, LANE RESTRICTIONS, AND [ ; ] CONVERSION OF NONTOLLED

STATE HIGHWAY

SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 228, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 228.208 to read as follows:

Sec. 228.208. LANE RESTRICTIONS ON PORTION OF INTERSTATE

HIGHWAY 635 PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other provision of

this subtitle, the department may not place a lane restriction,

including charging a toll or implementing managed lanes, either

directly or indirectly through an agreement with another entity, on

the portion of Interstate Highway 635 between its intersection with

Interstate Highway 30 and its intersection with U.S. Highway 75.

SECTION 3. 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.