---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program."
description: "Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 941"
citation: "Texas SB 941 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways (I0390)", "TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0040)", "TRANSPORTATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Morales, Eddie"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-02"
last_action: "2021-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be77377c-885f-4a9b-a398-42ec9820b584"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 941.xml"
source_hash: "aa834cdda55627cd98e415733384427d3c9d9ff9cb86240dbcc2ad1ffbcf951b"
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 SB 941 (87) — Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.

## 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/SB00941I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00941E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00941H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00941S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00941F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
- Gutierrez — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-02** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-02** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-24** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-29** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-29** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-30** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-30** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-30** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-30** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-03-30** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-30** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-30** Record vote
- **2021-03-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Record vote
- **2021-03-30** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-31** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-27** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-05** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-07** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-11** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** House passage reported
- **2021-05-18** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-28** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-28** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be77377c-885f-4a9b-a398-42ec9820b584`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).