---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees."
description: "Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 3297"
citation: "Texas HB 3297 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "SEAT BELTS (S3021)", "TRAILERS (S0244)", "VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (S0352)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment (I0855)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cain", "Goldman", "Harless", "Harris, Cody", "Middleton", "Schaefer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 85
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39cfdd4d-44d0-4102-bcbb-2d8caa435ffe"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03200_HB03299/HB 3297.xml"
source_hash: "50cf571e88dba9b976f60bd0f06de10cc41271b6c7665095453368031f356a09"
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 3297 (88) — Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB03297I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03297E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03297H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03297S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03297F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **96–39** (pass) · lower
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **109–32** (pass) · lower
- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
- passage — **105–40** (pass) · lower
- passage — **109–32** (pass) · upper
- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cain — primary (person)
- Goldman — primary (person)
- Harless — primary (person)
- Harris, Cody — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Schaefer — primary (person)
- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-20** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-27** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-28** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-04** Record vote
- **2023-05-04** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-05** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Record vote
- **2023-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-05** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-08** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-11** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-15** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-16** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-16** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-17** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2023-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2023-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2023-05-25** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2023-05-25** House requests conference committee
- **2023-05-25** House appoints conferees
- **2023-05-25** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2023-05-25** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2023-05-25** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2023-05-26** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2023-05-26** Senate appoints conferees
- **2023-05-26** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2023-05-26** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2023-05-26** Conference committee report filed `filing`
- **2023-05-26** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-28** Record vote
- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2023-05-28** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-28** Record vote
- **2023-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-28** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2023-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39cfdd4d-44d0-4102-bcbb-2d8caa435ffe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).