HB 1078

bill requires a veterans benefits poster at work

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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

Caption

relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Employers with at least 50 employees must hang it.

The bill requires the Texas Workforce Commission, working with the Texas Veterans Commission, to make a poster explaining veterans benefits and services and send it to employers. Every employer with at least 50 employees must hang that poster in a conspicuous place that all employees can reach. The poster must be created and distributed by December 1, 2025, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3483 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3483 (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.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs subcommittee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs on Mar 17, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1078 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Chris TurnerDHouse 101

Rep. Hillary HicklandRHouse 55

ITEM

relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

WHAT IT DOES

Employers with at least 50 employees must hang it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 14, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 7, 2025Read first time
Mar 7, 2025Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
Mar 17, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Mar 17, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Mar 17, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Mar 17, 2025Left pending in subcommittee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Chris Turner

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$108K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$100K Texas Sands PAC$84K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 1, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$107,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$107,500.00

Cash: $107,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $107,500.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101035221, 101040103.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$100,389.10

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$100,389.10

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $30,389.10
Total: $100,389.10

mail $25,664.64text $3,089.24event $1,125.00Other filed descriptions $260.22advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 3, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101040103, 101064980.

Texas Sands PAC$84,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$84,000.00

Cash: $84,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $84,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 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: 100985193, 101040103.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$107,500.00

Cash: $107,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $107,500.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101035221, 101040103.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$100,389.10

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $30,389.10
Total: $100,389.10

mail $25,664.64text $3,089.24event $1,125.00Other filed descriptions $260.22advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 3, 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: 100985193, 101006969, 101027154, 101040103, 101064980.

Texas Sands PAC

$84,000.00

Cash: $84,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $84,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Feb 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: 100985193, 101040103.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 14, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3483

by Rep. Turner, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 9, 2023: Referred to Vet Affairs

Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/17/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 1562 by Menéndez (identical)

Subjects

Labor--General

Military & Veterans

SIGNS

WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 345 words

89R3598 RDS-D

By: Turner
H.B. No. 1078

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans

benefits and services poster in the workplace.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by

adding Chapter 320 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 320. INFORMATION ABOUT BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS

Sec. 320.001. VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES POSTER. (a)

In this section, "employer" means a person who employs at least 50

employees.

(b) The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas

Veterans Commission, create and distribute to each employer in this

state a veterans benefits and services poster containing

information relating to:

(1) how an employee may:

(A) apply for unemployment compensation benefits

under Subtitle A and unemployment compensation benefits that may be

offered under a program administered by an agency of the federal

government;

(B) contact the Texas Veterans Commission,

including how an employee may access the Internet website

maintained by the Texas Veterans Commission and the veterans crisis

hotline established by the United States Department of Veterans

Affairs under 38 U.S.C. Section 1720F;

(C) exercise any tax benefits or preferences

offered to veterans under the Tax Code or Internal Revenue Code of

1986; and

(D) obtain a driver's license or personal

identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and

(2) services that may be available to veterans in this

state, including:

(A) education, workforce placement, and training

programs;

(B) legal assistance; and

(C) substance abuse and mental health treatment.

(c) Each employer shall display the veterans benefits and

services poster distributed by the commission under this section in

a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business that is

accessible to all employees.

SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas

Workforce Commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans

Commission, create and distribute the veterans benefits and

services poster as required by Section 320.001, Labor Code, as

added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.