---
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).