SB 887
cities can spend impact fees on road safety
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 the authority of a municipality to use funds collected from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Not just new road capacity.
The bill lets a Texas city spend money it collects from developer impact fees on safety improvements to roads, not just on new road capacity. A city can do this only when its capital improvement plan shows no need for more capacity on that road and names the safety need, and a transportation study for a new development also shows no capacity need. Cities and the developers who pay impact fees are affected, and the fee money can now go to road safety work under those conditions.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 23, 2025 and referred to the Senate Local Government committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB887 · 2025-01-23
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ITEM
relating to the authority of a municipality to use funds collected from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility.
WHAT IT DOES
Not just new road capacity.
The bill lets a Texas city spend money it collects from developer impact fees on safety improvements to roads, not just on new road capacity. A city can do this only when its capital improvement plan shows no need for more capacity on that road and names the safety need, and a transportation study for a new development also shows no capacity need. Cities and the developers who pay impact fees are affected, and the fee money can now go to road safety work under those conditions.
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 Local Government
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 23, 2025
02/13/2025 S Referred to Local Government
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 · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
City Government--Roads
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local
Safety
Text
The text as introduced · 287 words
89R10016 JBD-F By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 887 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of a municipality to use funds collected from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 395.012, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Subject to Section 395.0121, a municipality may use funds collected from an impact fee imposed under this subchapter to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility. SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 395, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 395.0121 to read as follows: Sec. 395.0121. IMPACT FEE FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT TO ROADWAY FACILITY. (a) A municipality may use funds collected from an impact fee imposed under this subchapter to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility as authorized by Section 395.012(f) only if the municipality complies with the requirements of this section. (b) A municipality may only use funds collected from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility if: (1) the municipality's capital improvement plan: (A) does not indicate a need for additional capacity on the facility; and (B) identifies the need for the improvement; and (2) a transportation study for a new development indicates no need for additional capacity on the facility. 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.