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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles."
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description: "Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 3125"
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citation: "Texas HB 3125 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EMERGENCY VEHICLES (S0303)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "LIGHTING (S0126)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment (I0855)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gámez", "Zaffirini"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-03-01"
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last_action: "2023-06-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a68b5cd-01c4-4100-9acd-7b279cddbadd"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3125.xml"
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source_hash: "d4513880c93bdb9d7dae434dee350f80f058e8804f1cfd4dd2246eeaf18999c7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 3125 (88) — Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03125I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03125E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03125H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03125S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03125F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **148–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gámez — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-01** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-14** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-05** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-12** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-18** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-04-19** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-04-24** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-24** Postponed
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- **2023-04-25** Laid out as postponed business
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- **2023-04-25** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-26** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-26** Record vote
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- **2023-04-26** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-04-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-04-27** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-10** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-10** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-17** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-17** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-17** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-17** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-18** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-19** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-21** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-11** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a68b5cd-01c4-4100-9acd-7b279cddbadd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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