Monitoring the SessionHB 1184
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 prohibiting a prospective residential landlord from increasing the amount of rent during the rental application process.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Approved applicants get a lease at the stated rent.
The bill says that if a landlord's rental application names a specific unit and states its monthly rent, and the landlord approves the applicant, the landlord must offer a written lease at that same rent. It touches residential landlords and people applying to rent homes or apartments in Texas. A landlord who breaks the rule owes the applicant $100, plus three times any application fee or deposit, plus reasonable attorney's fees, for applications given out on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1049 (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 1049 (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 Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1184 · 2024-11-12
relating to prohibiting a prospective residential landlord from increasing the amount of rent during the rental application process.
Approved applicants get a lease at the stated rent.
The bill says that if a landlord's rental application names a specific unit and states its monthly rent, and the landlord approves the applicant, the landlord must offer a written lease at that same rent. It touches residential landlords and people applying to rent homes or apartments in Texas. A landlord who breaks the rule owes the applicant $100, plus three times any application fee or deposit, plus reasonable attorney's fees, for applications given out on or after September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 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.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.
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. Hinojosa, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Business & Industry
Relating to prohibiting a prospective residential landlord from increasing the amount of rent during the rental application process.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/07/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
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 · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Property Interests--Landlord & Tenant
The text as introduced · 253 words
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1184 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting a prospective residential landlord from increasing the amount of rent during the rental application process. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows: Sec. 92.027. PROSPECTIVE LANDLORD PROHIBITED FROM INCREASING RENT AMOUNT DURING APPLICATION PROCESS. (a) In this section, "applicant," "landlord," and "rental application" have the meanings assigned by Section 92.351. (b) This section applies only to a rental application provided by a landlord to an applicant that: (1) provides that the applicant will be considered to lease a specific rental unit; and (2) states the monthly rent amount at which the specified rental unit will be offered to an approved applicant. (c) A landlord who approves a rental application to which this section applies must provide to the applicant a written lease agreement for the rental unit referenced in the application at the monthly rent amount stated in the application. (d) A landlord who violates this section is liable to the applicant for an amount equal to the sum of $100, three times the amount of any application fee or deposit, and the applicant's reasonable attorney's fees. SECTION 2. Section 92.027, Property Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a rental application provided to an applicant on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.