Terry Canales, Texas State Representative of 40th District | Official Website
Terry Canales, Texas State Representative of 40th District | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill mandates that a judge requires defendants to complete a Texas Department of Licensing-approved driving safety course or a motorcycle operator training course if specific conditions are met. These include holding a Texas driver’s license, being part of the U.S. military or their family, and not having completed an approved course in the prior 12 months. The bill allows dismissal of multiple offenses from the same incident upon successful completion of one course, provided each offense would individually qualify for dismissal. Defendants must provide proof of financial responsibility and enter a plea, request course dismissal, and submit this by mail or online. Courts can charge a reimbursement fee up to $10 or a fine not exceeding the maximum for the violation. The bill's provisions apply from Sept. 1, 2025, regardless of when offenses occurred.
Terry Canales, chair of the House Committee on S/C on Transportation Funding and member of the House Committee on Transportation, proposed another 12 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Canales graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word and again from St. Mary's University School of Law with a JD.
Terry Canales is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 40th House district. He replaced previous state representative Aaron Peña in 2013.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3855 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain diabetic supplies |
| HB 1683 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to systems of county road administration in certain counties |
| HB 3850 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to comments by members of the public at an open meeting of a governmental body on items not on the agenda for that meeting |
| HB 3849 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the program categories in the unified transportation program |
| HB 3837 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the regulation of autonomous vehicles; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 1697 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the management, operation, and contract authority of open-enrollment charter schools |
| HB 1694 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits |
| HB 1693 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the financial audit of certain open-enrollment charter schools by the state auditor |
| HB 1678 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information |
| HB 1667 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system |
| HB 1666 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses |
| HB 1665 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees |
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