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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1196 requires all-terrain vehicle operators to carry financial responsibility insurance starting September 1, 2025
Last action · March 7, 2025: Referred to InsuranceSponsor: Christian Manuel
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to the requirement that the operator of an all-terrain vehicle possess evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle.
operators face new legal requirements to carry proof of , bringing ATV usage under standard motor vehicle financial security rules.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
All-terrain vehicle operators
Operators must now possess evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Insurance
- Mar 7, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 12, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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