PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-18

This ordinance would update Houston city rules to ban the use and rental of motorized scooters, ATVs, and similar small vehicles on public streets and sidewalks between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., and would also prohibit renting these devices from temporary structures at any time. It also sets up a formal process for impounding violating devices and establishes related fees.

What it means for you

Houston residents and visitors who use or rent motorized scooters or similar devices would not be able to legally operate or rent them on public rights-of-way during nighttime hours (8 p.m. to 4 a.m.), though people using their own personally owned devices for certain commuting purposes would be exempt from the curfew.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2025-0971, official minutes of Nov 18-19, 2025.

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Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

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How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
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Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the November 18, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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