SB 848
TxDOT can’t bill locals for lost toll revenue
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenue.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Competing free lanes or roads? Not the local government’s tab.
The bill bars the Texas Department of Transportation from making a local government pay it, or otherwise cover the cost, for toll revenue the department loses or might lose. It covers lost revenue caused by nearby free lanes or other roads that compete with a toll project. Cities and counties that build or improve competing free roads can no longer be charged by the state for the toll money those roads draw away.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 17, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB848 · 2025-01-17
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ITEM
relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenue.
WHAT IT DOES
Competing free lanes or roads? Not the local government’s tab.
The bill bars the Texas Department of Transportation from making a local government pay it, or otherwise cover the cost, for toll revenue the department loses or might lose. It covers lost revenue caused by nearby free lanes or other roads that compete with a toll project. Cities and counties that build or improve competing free roads can no longer be charged by the state for the toll money those roads draw away.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Transportation
- Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 24, 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 Jan 17, 2025
02/13/2025 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
City Government--Roads
County Government--Roads
Highways
TOLL ROADS & TOLL BRIDGES
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 187 words
89R7487 SRA-F By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 848 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenue. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 228, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 228.0032 to read as follows: Sec. 228.0032. PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LOST TOLL PROJECT REVENUE. The department may not require a local government, as defined by Section 228.0031, to provide monetary compensation to the department or to otherwise bear the cost of potential or actual lost toll project revenue resulting from the construction, improvement, or use of adjacent nontolled lanes or other road infrastructure that may compete with a toll project. 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.