Monitoring the SessionHB 148
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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as yield and stop signs.
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Red lights become stop signs for bikes. Starting September 1, 2027.
This bill lets people on bicycles treat stop signs like yield signs and treat steady red lights like stop signs. It touches everyone who rides a bicycle on Texas roads, plus the drivers and police who share those roads with them. Starting September 1, 2027, a cyclist may roll through a stop sign after yielding, and may go through a red light after first coming to a full stop and yielding.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2506 by Sen. Alvarado (Died in committee) and 89R HB 4868 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2506 by Sen. Alvarado (Died in committee) and 89R HB 4868 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB148 · 2026-11-09
relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as yield and stop signs.
Red lights become stop signs for bikes. Starting September 1, 2027.
This bill lets people on bicycles treat stop signs like yield signs and treat steady red lights like stop signs. It touches everyone who rides a bicycle on Texas roads, plus the drivers and police who share those roads with them. Starting September 1, 2027, a cyclist may roll through a stop sign after yielding, and may go through a red light after first coming to a full stop and yielding.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jun 26, 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.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. 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: 101026922.
$9,000.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. 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: 101026922.
$9,000.00
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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Sen. Alvarado, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Martinez, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 8, 2025: Left pending in committee
Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
BICYCLES
TRAFFIC CONTROL
The text as introduced · 266 words
90R5300 SZA-D By: Martinez H.B. No. 148 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as yield and stop signs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 551, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Sections 551.108 and 551.109 to read as follows: Sec. 551.108. BICYCLIST APPROACHING STOP SIGN. The provisions of Sections 544.010(a) and 545.151(a) applicable to stop signs do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to yield signs when approaching an intersection or a railroad crossing with a stop sign. Sec. 551.109. BICYCLIST APPROACHING CERTAIN TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS. The provisions of Section 544.007(d) applicable to a vehicle facing a steady red signal do not apply to a person operating a bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall comply with the provisions of Section 545.153 applicable to stop signs when approaching an intersection with a steady red signal. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.