HB 1090

bill limits who can be a volunteer deputy registrar

Did not pass

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 prohibiting certain individuals from serving as a volunteer deputy registrar.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

New limits on the people who sign up voters.

The bill adds new limits on who can be appointed as a volunteer deputy registrar, the people who sign up voters. A person cannot serve if they have a final conviction for an offense under Section 32.51 of the Penal Code or for an offense committed while working as a volunteer deputy registrar, or if they are currently charged with a felony or one of those offenses anywhere in Texas. Starting September 1, 2025, county registrars must turn away applicants who fall into these groups.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Elections committee 9-0 on Mar 27, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1090 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to prohibiting certain individuals from serving as a volunteer deputy registrar.

WHAT IT DOES

New limits on the people who sign up voters.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · March 28, 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 Elections
Mar 20, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 20, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 20, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 20, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 27, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 27, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Mar 27, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Mar 31, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Mar 31, 2025Committee report distributed
Mar 31, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Considered in Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Dennis Paul

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25K Richard Weekley$13KRoger Elswick$11,000

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 28, 2024 to Aug 27, 2025. 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 25, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Richard Weekley$12,500.00

Richard Weekley

$12,500.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 27, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Roger Elswick$11,000.00

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 25, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Richard Weekley

$12,500.00

Cash: $12,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 27, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses19

For: 7
Against: 11
On: 1

Names

For

Secure Elections Project1 registration
Self5 registrations
Self; Harris county ballot security1 registration

Against

ACLU of Texas1 registration
Common Cause Texas1 registration
Common cause texas1 registration
Self7 registrations
Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration

On

Texas Secretary of State1 registration

Sources

19 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.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · March 28, 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.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

04/17/2025 H Considered in Calendars

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.

Coauthors

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Elections · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Crimes--Miscellaneous

Elections--Election Officers

Text

The text as introduced · 220 words

89R3903 JDK-F

By: Paul
H.B. No. 1090

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting certain individuals from serving as a

volunteer deputy registrar.

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

SECTION 1. Section 13.031(d), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(d) To be eligible for appointment as a volunteer deputy

registrar, a person must:

(1) be 18 years of age or older;

(2) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if

so convicted, must have:

(A) fully discharged the person's sentence,

including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or

completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or

(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the

resulting disability to vote;

(3) meet the requirements to be a qualified voter

under Section 11.002 except that the person is not required to be a

registered voter; [ and ]

(4) not have been finally convicted of an offense

under Section 32.51, Penal Code , or an offense committed during the

actual discharge of the person's duties as a volunteer deputy

registrar; and

(5) not, at the time of the appointment, be currently

charged with a felony or an offense described by Subdivision (4) in

any county in this state .

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.