---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet."
description: "Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 1364"
citation: "Texas SB 1364 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Purchasing--State (I0643)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerdes", "Nichols"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-18"
last_action: "2025-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9418cd6-6c37-4295-b672-bd6a80e487bb"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1364.xml"
source_hash: "af1677833d379761692f996d2a21a0895029908dc66ee77093cc7e89e6932a93"
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 1364 (89R) — Relating to the repeal of wheelbase and horsepower restrictions for the state's passenger vehicle fleet.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/SB01364I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01364E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01364H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01364S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01364F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **146–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gerdes — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-18** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-02-18** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-18** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-25** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-03-26** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-04-16** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-04-16** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-16** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-04-16** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-16** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-04-16** Record vote
- **2025-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Record vote
- **2025-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-17** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-24** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-02** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2025-05-05** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2025-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Record vote
- **2025-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** House passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-09** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-21** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9418cd6-6c37-4295-b672-bd6a80e487bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).