HB 1226

bill easing dissolution of municipal management districts

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Two-thirds of assessed value drops to a majority.

The bill lowers the bar for property owners to dissolve a municipal management district, from owners of two-thirds of the assessed property value down to owners of a majority of that value. It touches property owners inside these special districts and the district boards that must act on a valid petition, while ship channel security districts keep the old two-thirds requirement. Starting September 1, 2025, it becomes easier for owners to shut down a management district and end its assessments, and petitions filed earlier stay under the old rule.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 183 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 183 (Did not pass). 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.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee 10-0 on May 6, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 13, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1226 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Gary GatesRHouse 28

Rep. Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

ITEM

relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts.

WHAT IT DOES

Two-thirds of assessed value drops to a majority.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 8, 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 10, 2025Read first time
Mar 10, 2025Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
Apr 22, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 22, 2025Left pending in committee
May 6, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 6, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 6, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 9, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 9, 2025Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 11, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 13, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

Beats not yet reviewed.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Gary Gates

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$224K Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC$25K

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 30, 2024 to Oct 23, 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 Conservative Majority PAC$273,400.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,400.00

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $123,400.00
Total: $273,400.00

canvassing $108,000.00polling $15,400.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 17, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068223, 101071943.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$224,000.08

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$224,000.08

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $189,000.08
Total: $224,000.08

mail $87,600.08advertising $68,500.00polling $32,900.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101010390, 101033067, 101068223, 101071943.

Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC

$25,000.00

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

Also funds 81 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 30, 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: 101068223.

Money

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

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,400.00

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $123,400.00
Total: $273,400.00

canvassing $108,000.00polling $15,400.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 17, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068223, 101071943.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$224,000.08

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $189,000.08
Total: $224,000.08

mail $87,600.08advertising $68,500.00polling $32,900.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101010390, 101033067, 101068223, 101071943.

Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC

$25,000.00

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

Also funds 81 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 30, 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: 101068223.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses2

For: 1
Against: 1
On: 0

Names

For

Self; IN Managment LLC1 registration

Against

Self1 registration

Sources

2 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 · May 8, 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 19, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 183

by Rep. Gates, same lead author · Did not pass · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 13, 2023: Considered in Calendars

Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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.

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous

Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection

Text

The text as introduced · 285 words

89R3371 JTZ-D

By: Gates
H.B. No. 1226

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management

district; making conforming changes related to ship channel

security districts.

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

SECTION 1. Section 375.262, Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 375.262. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS. (a)

Except as limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the

district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of

the majority [ at least two-thirds ] of the assessed value of the

property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on

the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) In all areas of conflict the provisions of this section

take precedence over a special law governing a district.

SECTION 2. Section 68.352(b), Water Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) A district may be dissolved as provided by Section

375.262, Local Government Code , except that the written petition

must be filed by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed

value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the

district based on the most recent certified county property tax

rolls .

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a petition described by Section 375.262, Local Government Code,

filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed

before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in

effect on the date the petition was filed, and the former law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.