Monitoring the SessionHB 1125
Died in committee
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 prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Void unless the employee asks for one. The dollar amount can stay confidential.
The bill bars Texas government agencies from putting gag clauses into settlements with their own employees over sexual assault or sex-based job discrimination claims, unless the employee asks for the clause. It touches state and local government employers and the workers who settle these claims with them. On the ground, any such gag clause in a settlement signed on or after September 1, 2025 is void, though the agency can still keep the dollar amount of the settlement confidential.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4840 (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 4840 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1125 · 2024-11-12
relating to prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex.
Void unless the employee asks for one. The dollar amount can stay confidential.
The bill bars Texas government agencies from putting gag clauses into settlements with their own employees over sexual assault or sex-based job discrimination claims, unless the employee asks for the clause. It touches state and local government employers and the workers who settle these claims with them. On the ground, any such gag clause in a settlement signed on or after September 1, 2025 is void, though the agency can still keep the dollar amount of the settlement confidential.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“may not contain a provision that prevents the disclosure of factual information related to the claim or complaint”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill voids government-imposed silence clauses so employees can speak about the facts of sexual assault or sex discrimination claims against the agency.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 22, 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.
$22,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101060219, 101072494.
$18,375.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 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: 100987285, 101029258.
$15,250.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 19, 2024 to Sep 17, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101069662.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$22,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101060219, 101072494.
$18,375.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 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: 100987285, 101029258.
$15,250.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 19, 2024 to Sep 17, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101069662.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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. Gámez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Labor--Management Relations
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
DISCRIMINATION
SEXUAL ASSAULT
The text as introduced · 375 words
89R3191 MZM-F By: Gámez H.B. No. 1125 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Title 5, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Chapter 118 to read as follows: CHAPTER 118. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT OR SEX DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS Sec. 118.001. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and the agency's employee related to a claim filed in a civil action or a complaint filed in an administrative action involving: (1) sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault; or (2) an unlawful employment practice based on sex in violation of Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Labor Code, or retaliation that violates Section 21.055, Labor Code, in connection with an unlawful employment practice based on sex in violation of Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Labor Code. (b) For purposes of Subsection (a), "sexual assault" and "aggravated sexual assault" mean conduct described by Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code, respectively. Sec. 118.002. PROHIBITED PROVISIONS IN GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) A settlement agreement to which this chapter applies may not contain a provision that prevents the disclosure of factual information related to the claim or complaint unless the provision is requested by the employee. (b) A provision that is prohibited by Subsection (a) in a settlement agreement is void and unenforceable as against public policy. (c) In determining the factual foundation of a cause of action for civil damages in an action involving a claim or complaint described by Section 118.001, a court may consider the pleadings and other papers in the record or any other findings of the court. (d) This section does not prohibit the entry or enforcement of a provision in a settlement agreement that prevents the disclosure of the amount paid to settle the claim or complaint. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a settlement agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.