Monitoring the SessionHB 1065
Did not pass
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the classification of employees of a company license holder under the Private Security Act.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Records get inspected before license issue or renewal.
The bill requires the state agency that licenses private security companies to inspect a company's employment records before issuing or renewing its license, to confirm the company has not misclassified employees as independent contractors under federal guidelines. It also bars licensed security companies from intentionally misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Private security companies and their workers are affected, and starting September 1, 2025, new and renewal applications face a records check.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3909 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3909 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee 8-0 on May 7, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.
89R-HB1065 · 2024-11-12
relating to the classification of employees of a company license holder under the Private Security Act.
Records get inspected before license issue or renewal.
The bill requires the state agency that licenses private security companies to inspect a company's employment records before issuing or renewing its license, to confirm the company has not misclassified employees as independent contractors under federal guidelines. It also bars licensed security companies from intentionally misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Private security companies and their workers are affected, and starting September 1, 2025, new and renewal applications face a records check.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source
Fiscal note · version H · May 11, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$381,050.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101069938, 101072345.
$211,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101069938, 101072345.
$160,036.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101061158, 101069938.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$381,050.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101069938, 101072345.
$211,000.00
Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101069938, 101072345.
$160,036.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101061158, 101069938.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source
Fiscal note · version H · May 11, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Dorazio, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 20, 2023: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Relating to the classification of employees of a company license holder under the Private Security Act.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions
AUDITS & AUDITORS
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 302 words
89R1114 JDK-D By: Dorazio H.B. No. 1065 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the classification of employees of a company license holder under the Private Security Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1702.116 to read as follows: Sec. 1702.116. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION FOR COMPANY LICENSE ISSUANCE. Before the department may issue a company license under this chapter, the department must inspect the employment records of the applicant to confirm that the applicant has not misclassified employees as independent contractors in violation of applicable federal guidelines. SECTION 2. Section 1702.127, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) A company license holder may not intentionally misclassify an employee as an independent contractor in violation of applicable federal guidelines. SECTION 3. Subchapter M, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1702.3025 to read as follows: Sec. 1702.3025. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION FOR COMPANY LICENSE RENEWAL. Before the department may renew a company license under this chapter, the department must inspect the employment records of the license holder to confirm that the license holder has not misclassified employees as independent contractors in violation of applicable federal guidelines. SECTION 4. Sections 1702.116 and 1702.3025, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply only to an application for the issuance or renewal of a company license under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, that is submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.