Monitoring the Session

HB 556

bill makes rideshare apps warn about bike lanes

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

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

SOLD BY

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.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Money

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

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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.

Team
Sources

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Team
Sources

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 text

Last 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 text

Last 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.