HB 1185

bill requiring written notice of rent increases

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 a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

New rent, the improvements behind it and the start date.

The bill requires a landlord who wants to raise rent when a residential lease renews to give the tenant written notice of the new rent, any improvements behind the increase, and the date it takes effect. The notice must arrive at least seven days before the tenant's deadline to give notice to vacate, and a landlord who misses it cannot hold the tenant to that deadline or raise the rent right away. A landlord who breaks the rule owes the tenant a $100 penalty, starting with leases signed or renewed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1048 (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 1048 (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.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1185 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Gina HinojosaDHouse 49

ITEM

relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases.

WHAT IT DOES

New rent, the improvements behind it and the start date.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 7, 2025Read first time
Mar 7, 2025Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Gina Hinojosa

Donors

DSCC$1.49MJay Robert Pritzker$1,200,000DGA Action$1.00M

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 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.

DSCC$1,485,555.60

DSCC

$1,485,555.60

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $1,485,555.60
Total: $1,485,555.60

canvassing $1,467,942.00Other filed descriptions $17,613.60

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.

Sources

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.

Jay Robert Pritzker$1,200,000.00

DGA Action$1,000,000.00

DGA Action

$1,000,000.00

Cash: $1,000,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $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.

Sources

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.

Money

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

DSCC

$1,485,555.60

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $1,485,555.60
Total: $1,485,555.60

canvassing $1,467,942.00Other filed descriptions $17,613.60

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.

Sources

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.

DGA Action

$1,000,000.00

Cash: $1,000,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $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.

Sources

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.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 1048

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

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Business & Industry

Relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

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

Subjects

Property Interests--Landlord & Tenant

Text

The text as introduced · 317 words

By: Hinojosa
H.B. No. 1185

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding

rent increases.

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. NOTICE OF RENT INCREASES. (a) A landlord that

proposes on renewal of a tenant's lease to increase the amount of

rent the landlord charges the tenant shall provide written notice

to the tenant in accordance with this section.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must state:

(1) the amount of the tenant's rent after the increase;

(2) the improvements to the tenant's rental unit or

another part of the premises that have resulted in the rent

increase, if any; and

(3) the effective date of the rent increase.

(c) The landlord shall provide the notice required by

Subsection (a) not later than the seventh day before the date the

tenant is required to provide notice to vacate at the end of the

lease term.

(d) If a landlord fails to provide notice as required by

Subsection (c), the landlord may not:

(1) before the seventh day after the date the landlord

provides to the tenant a notice in compliance with Subsection (b),

require the tenant to provide notice to vacate the premises; and

(2) for a tenant who renews the lease, increase the

rent before the seventh day after the effective date of the renewal

lease term.

(e) If a landlord fails to comply with this section, the

tenant is entitled to recover from the landlord a penalty in the

amount of $100.

SECTION 2. Section 92.027, Property Code, as added by this

Act, applies only to a lease agreement entered into or renewed on or

after the effective date of this Act.

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