SB191
Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Railroad safety; minimum
train crew; movement of freight. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight except in use for hostler or utility service. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to include in an existing report the number ... (More) of probable violations of federal regulations related to railroad safety investigated by the Commission's Division of Utility and Railroad Safety and reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for enforcement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101782D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107794D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A, Chair: Yea) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 6-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - House: Passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB191ER)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
