HB 556
bill makes rideshare apps warn about bike lanes
Filed
Caption
relating to a notification provided by a transportation network
company regarding a designated bicycle lane.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Drivers and riders get an alert to watch for bicyclists.
The bill requires rideshare companies to send an alert when a ride's pickup or drop-off spot would put the car or the rider into a marked bicycle lane. The alert goes to both the driver and the rider through the company's app when the driver accepts the ride, and it tells them to watch for bicyclists. It applies to rides accepted on or after September 1, 2027.
Labels
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3944 (Did not pass) and 89R HB 702 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3944 (Did not pass) and 89R HB 702 (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.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB556 · 2026-11-09
ITEM
relating to a notification provided by a transportation network
company regarding a designated bicycle lane.
WHAT IT DOES
Drivers and riders get an alert to watch for bicyclists.
The bill requires rideshare companies to send an alert when a ride's pickup or drop-off spot would put the car or the rider into a marked bicycle lane. The alert goes to both the driver and the rider through the company's app when the driver accepts the ride, and it tells them to watch for bicyclists. It applies to rides accepted on or after September 1, 2027.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
FILED UNDER
No flags
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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 · Oct 28, 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$37,500.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$37,500.00
- Cash
- $37,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $37,500.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.
Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08
Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee
$11,569.08
- Cash
- $7,000.00
- Paid by others
- $4,569.08
- Total
- $11,569.08
Other filed descriptions $4,569.08
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.
TSA PAC$10,000.00
TSA PAC
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
×Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$37,500.00
- Cash
- $37,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $37,500.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.
×Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee
$11,569.08
- Cash
- $7,000.00
- Paid by others
- $4,569.08
- Total
- $11,569.08
Other filed descriptions $4,569.08
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.
×TSA PAC
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
FILED BEFORE
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
88R HB 3944
by Rep. Lalani, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 2, 2023: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Relating to a notification provided by a transportation network company regarding a designated bicycle lane.
Caption, 88R bill history
89R HB 702
by Rep. Lalani, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 4, 2025: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Relating to a notification provided by a transportation network company regarding a designated bicycle lane.
Caption, 89R bill history
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Electronic Information Systems
Safety
Vehicles & Traffic--General
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
Text
The text as introduced · 214 words
90R4053 GP-D
By: Lalani
H.B. No. 556
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a notification provided by a transportation network
company regarding a designated bicycle lane.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2402, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 2402.116 to read as follows:
Sec. 2402.116. REQUIRED NOTIFICATION REGARDING DESIGNATED
BICYCLE LANE. If the starting point or ending point of a digitally
prearranged ride requires the driver's motor vehicle or the person
requesting the ride to enter a designated bicycle lane, the
transportation network company shall, at the time the driver
accepts the digitally prearranged ride, provide through the
company's digital network to the driver and the person requesting
the ride a notification:
(1) that the starting point or ending point, as
applicable, of the digitally prearranged ride requires the driver's
vehicle or the person requesting the ride to enter a designated
bicycle lane; and
(2) advising the driver and the person requesting the
ride to be alert for bicyclists.
SECTION 2. Section 2402.116, Occupations Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a digitally prearranged ride accepted by
a driver on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.