Monitoring the Session

HB 1136

Gámez Parking Bill Orders A Report By December 1, 2026

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Rep. Erin GámezDHouse 38
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

“Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature a written report”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only action is a study and a report due in late 2026. Any change to disabled parking waits for a future legislature to act on the recommendations.

Study, task force, commission, report

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles regarding parking for certain individuals with disabilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

New disabled parking rules wait for a later bill. Police get asked for citation counts.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to study how much disabled parking Texas has now and will need later, with help from the Department of Public Safety, the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Texas Demographic Center. It touches people with disabilities, including disabled veterans and people with mobility impairments, and asks local police for counts of disabled-parking citations where possible. Nothing changes on the ground yet: the department must send a report with recommendations to state leaders and lawmakers by December 1, 2026, and any new parking rules would need a later bill.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 30, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1136 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Erin GámezDHouse 38

ITEM

relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles regarding parking for certain individuals with disabilities.

WHAT IT DOES

New disabled parking rules wait for a later bill. Police get asked for citation counts.

The bill orders the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to study how much disabled parking Texas has now and will need later, with help from the Department of Public Safety, the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Texas Demographic Center. It touches people with disabilities, including disabled veterans and people with mobility impairments, and asks local police for counts of disabled-parking citations where possible. Nothing changes on the ground yet: the department must send a report with recommendations to state leaders and lawmakers by December 1, 2026, and any new parking rules would need a later bill.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 90%

THE TEXT

“Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature a written report”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only action is a study and a report due in late 2026. Any change to disabled parking waits for a future legislature to act on the recommendations.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 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.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Transportation
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Committee substitute considered in committee
  10. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  15. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  16. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  17. Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
  18. Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
  19. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  20. Transferred to Calendars Committee
  21. Committee report sent to Calendars
  22. Considered in Calendars
  23. Placed on General State Calendar
  24. Read 2nd time
  25. Passed to engrossment
  26. Record vote RV#878
  27. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  28. Read 3rd time
  29. Passed
  30. Record vote RV#1022
  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  32. Reported engrossed
  33. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 96 yea · 38 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 30, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

Smells

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Erin Gámez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23KAGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND$18KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15K

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 · 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND$18,375.00

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND

$18,375.00

Cash
$18,000.00
Paid by others
$375.00
Total
$18,375.00
consulting $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.

Sources

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.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,250.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,250.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$15,250.00
advertising $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 · 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.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

×

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND

$18,375.00

Cash
$18,000.00
Paid by others
$375.00
Total
$18,375.00
consulting $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.

Sources

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.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,250.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$15,250.00
advertising $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 · 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.

Votes2

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea
96
Nay
38
Present, not voting
2
Absent
3
Excused
11
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1022

HB 1136 was passed by (Record 1022): 96 Yeas, 38 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 96 (published)
  • Nay: 38 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea
103
Nay
41
Present, not voting
2
Absent
4
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 878

CSHB 1136 was passed to engrossment by (Record 878): 103 Yeas, 41 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 103 (published)
  • Nay: 41 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses5
For
4
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • AARP Texas1 registration
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities1 registration

On

  • Texas Department of Motor Vehicles1 registration
Sources

5 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 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.

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

04/30/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Disabilities, Persons with

Interim Studies

Military & Veterans

Vehicles & Traffic--General

PARKING

GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 431 words

89R3115 BEE-F

By: Gámez
H.B. No. 1136

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Motor

Vehicles regarding parking for certain individuals with

disabilities.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "department" means the

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The department, with the assistance

of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the

Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Texas

Demographic Center, shall conduct a study on the current and future

parking needs of individuals with disabilities in this state,

including disabled veterans and individuals with a mobility

impairment.

(b) In conducting the study, the department shall:

(1) compile data regarding the current and projected

population of individuals with disabilities in this state who may

be eligible for privileged parking under Chapter 681,

Transportation Code, including disabled veterans and individuals

with a mobility impairment;

(2) identify current laws and rules governing parking

spaces or areas designated for individuals with disabilities,

including the laws and rules governing the allocation of parking

for individuals with disabilities; and

(3) to the extent possible, collect information from

local law enforcement agencies regarding the number of citations

each agency has issued for a violation of Section 681.011(a) or (b),

Transportation Code.

SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the

department shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor,

the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the

legislature a written report that includes:

(1) a summary of the information compiled in the

study, including an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of

the current allocation of parking to individuals with disabilities;

and

(2) a summary of recommendations from the department,

the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the

Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Texas

Demographic Center, including:

(A) recommendations regarding the amount of

parking that should be allocated for individuals with disabilities

to meet the current and future demands of individuals with

disabilities in this state who may be eligible for privileged

parking under Chapter 681, Transportation Code, including disabled

veterans and individuals with a mobility impairment; and

(B) recommendations for legislative or other

action.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect

immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members

elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas

Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for

immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.