Sen. Molly Cook introduced SB 2895, a bill on Education, to the Texas Senate on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that a toll project entity is prohibited from charging tolls on public school buses that are exempt from registration fees whenever they are transporting students on routes to or from school or for school-related activity trips. This exemption applies specifically to scenarios other than the routes to and from school. The legislation aims to alleviate financial burdens on public school transportation entities and ensure the unencumbered movement of school buses on toll roads. This act is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Molly Cook, a member of the Senate Committee on Administration, proposed another 93 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. She is also a member of the Senate Committee on Committee of the Whole Senate, a member of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, and a member of the Senate Committee on Local Government.
Cook graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 with a BS.
Molly Cook is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state’s 15th Senate district. She replaced previous state senator John Whitmire in 2024.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2899 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to design considerations of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation |
| SB 2898 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the provision of certain nursing services under the case management for children and pregnant women program |
| SB 2897 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a county |
| SB 2896 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council |
| SB 2894 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads |
| SB 2893 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services |
| SB 2892 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a wildlife corridor action plan developed by the Parks and Wildlife Department and certain other duties of the department relating to wildlife corridors |
| SB 2891 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council |
| SB 2890 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees |
| SB 2889 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices |
| SB 2888 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the temporary sales and use tax exemptions for certain tangible personal property related to data centers and large data center projects |
| SB 2887 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the consideration of water conservation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of a municipal utility district |
| SB 2886 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the regulation of child life services and the coverage of child life services under Medicaid and health benefit plans; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee |
| SB 2770 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to equitable representation in decision making for transportation planning |
| SB 2769 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health facilities |
| SB 2768 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to certain health care services, increasing access to health care, and repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated health care restrictions |
| SB 2767 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to public facility corporations |
| SB 2766 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to public housing authorities |
| SB 2765 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the treatment of a manufactured home as real property |
| SB 2764 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property |
| SB 2763 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the renewal of certain leases in manufactured home communities |
| SB 2762 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the sale of a manufactured home community |
| SB 2761 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to benefits provided to eligible survivors of certain public safety employees |
| SB 2760 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the eligibility for financial assistance of persons following certain drug-related convictions |
| SB 2759 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain health care facilities to cooperate with officers engaged in immigration-related duties |
| SB 2758 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to certain proceedings and supervision following certain adjudications occurring in a criminal case |
| SB 2757 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the duration of a child’s detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding |
| SB 2756 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision |
| SB 2740 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the inclusion of additional printed languages for election materials in certain political subdivisions |
| SB 2739 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence |
| SB 2738 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to high school deputy voter registrars |
| SB 2737 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the requirement that the board of directors of certain tax increment reinvestment zones have conducted by the office of the city controller of the municipality that created the zone an annual financial audit |
| SB 2736 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the requirement that the board of directors of certain tax increment reinvestment zones utilize the services of the legal department of the municipality that created the zone |
| SB 2735 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the screening of, services for, and educational programs for children with visual impairments; authorizing an administrative penalty |
| SB 2734 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to consideration of education-related income in determining eligibility of applicants for residential tenancies |
| SB 2733 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the election of certain participating entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees |
| SB 2732 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to public involvement procedures for the statewide transportation improvement program |
| SB 2731 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district |
| SB 2730 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the preliminary examination of a person transported to a general hospital’s emergency department |
| SB 2729 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of obesity and certain diabetes prevention program services |
| SB 2728 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children |
| SB 2727 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion |
| SB 2726 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools |
| SB 2725 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the authority of a municipality to alter speed limits |
| SB 2724 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day |
| SB 2723 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct |
| SB 2267 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to prohibited steering or directing use of certain facilities for emergency care under certain health benefit plans |
| SB 2266 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to a seller’s disclosure regarding real property located within a certain distance of a state or federal superfund site |
| SB 2265 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to preventing discrimination in foster care |
| SB 2264 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion |
