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: 4/24/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1487 -SJ 549
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1487 -SJ 549
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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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
4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
4/23/2025 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 549
• Substituted CS/HB 1487 -SJ 549
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1487 -SJ 549
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CS/SB 1644, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2025 at 1:32 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1487 (er) Emergency Services Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled 
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 4/10/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 13 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff. Page 1 (pdf) 395.401 Trauma services system plans; approval of trauma centers and pediatric trauma centers; procedures; renewal. Page 5 (pdf) 401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 2 (pdf) -
SB 1644, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 8:11 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1487 Emergency Services Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 777272 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Transportation
(Rodriguez)3/31/2025
3:51 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/2/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/1/2025 4:00 PM Transportation 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.072 Obedience to and effect of traffic laws. Page 2 (pdf) 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf) 316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff. Page 3 (pdf) 401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 5 (pdf)