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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas."
+description: "Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1281"
+citation: "Texas HB 1281 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["RECREATIONAL & ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (S0573)", "TRANSPORTATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road (I0860)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Schwertner", "Wilson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 68
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-22"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b1d18e1-5127-4fec-a10e-0803c0e1e9f5"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1281.xml"
+source_hash: "ddb6a24be23ce868ca2d677022c0a27e459a9514823323a228d7b8f3b3e3e7d5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1281 (87) — Relating to the operation of golf carts in certain areas.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01281I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01281E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01281H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01281S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01281F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **143–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Schwertner — primary (person)
+- Wilson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-22** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-04** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-08** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-26** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Record vote
+- **2021-04-27** Vote reconsidered
+- **2021-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed as amended `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Record vote
+- **2021-04-27** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-28** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-06** Referred to Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-22** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-23** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-27** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
+- **2021-05-27** House requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-27** House refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-27** House requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate grants request for conference comm.
+- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-27** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Conference committee report filed
+- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
+- **2021-05-29** Senate adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-29** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b1d18e1-5127-4fec-a10e-0803c0e1e9f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+