---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to expanding the definition of bicycle to include devices with more than two wheels, including to accommodate modifications necessary for adaptive riding by persons with disabilities."
description: "Relating to expanding the definition of bicycle to include devices with more than two wheels, including to accommodate modifications necessary for adaptive riding by persons with disabilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3665"
citation: "Texas HB 3665 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BICYCLES (S0056)", "Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Ordaz Perez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2fbcfd3-f672-4505-ba17-90ce49f62b6e"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03600_HB03699/HB 3665.xml"
source_hash: "4076b990993fb1874f58c8ea3efe0baa9eedaa7ec521ebc41ca7f9be84d0c820"
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 3665 (87) — Relating to expanding the definition of bicycle to include devices with more than two wheels, including to accommodate modifications necessary for adaptive riding by persons with disabilities.

## 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/HB03665I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03665E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03665H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03665S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03665F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **124–22** (pass) · lower
- other — **124–22** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Blanco — primary (person)
- Ordaz Perez — primary (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-23** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Record vote
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **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
- **2021-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-25** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-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 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/b2fbcfd3-f672-4505-ba17-90ce49f62b6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).