republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-546.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children."
description: "Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 546"
citation: "Texas SB 546 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (S1346)", "SEAT BELTS (S3021)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment (I0855)", "Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craddick", "Menéndez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 63
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-12-06"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3a6acc9-7696-488d-9450-59e6774794f5"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 546.xml"
source_hash: "3f06e0d302faf5169fe93431d5bca1a6f529760ba1539e80972b565cfeac6462"
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 546 (89R) — Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.

## 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/SB00546I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00546E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00546H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00546S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00546F.HTM)

## Votes

- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 546 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- passage — **104–38** (pass) · lower
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Craddick — primary (person)
- Menéndez — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2024-12-06** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-26** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-03-26** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-09** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-04-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-14** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-04-15** Co-author authorized
- **2025-04-16** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-22** Co-author authorized
- **2025-04-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-04-22** Record vote
- **2025-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-22** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Record vote
- **2025-04-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-04-22** Record vote
- **2025-04-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Record vote
- **2025-04-22** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-23** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-28** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-12** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-05-12** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-13** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-15** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-16** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2025-05-19** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-05-21** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2025-05-21** Withdrawn from calendar (contested) `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-21** Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
- **2025-05-21** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-05-21** Transferred to Calendars Committee
- **2025-05-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-22** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-27** House passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** 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/c3a6acc9-7696-488d-9450-59e6774794f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).