CS/SB 1644: Emergency Services
GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Rodriguez
Emergency Services; Deleting a limitation on the number of red or red and white warning signals that certain vehicles may display; revising the circumstances under which certain applicants for a specified license are exempt from a requirement to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity; providing criminal penalties for the submission of an affidavit that fraudulently attests to certain facts; revising a limitation on the number of counties that may be granted a certain exemption, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/16/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/16/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/7/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules |
| 3/10/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 4/1/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 |
| 4/2/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Transportation read 1st time |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development |
| 4/7/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 4/10/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules |
| 4/11/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/16/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
