Monitoring the Session

HB 1267

Harrison’s bill letting the Legislature recall U.S. senators

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Brian HarrisonRHouse 10

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 the recall of a United States senator by the legislature.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A majority vote of each house, and a senator is out.

The bill adds a new chapter to the Texas Election Code that lets the Texas Legislature recall a United States senator elected from Texas by a majority vote of each house. It touches Texas's two U.S. senators and the Legislature, which gets a new power to remove them. If a recall vote succeeds, the bill says the senate seat becomes vacant that day, and it opens with findings about restoring state power over the federal government.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 5065 (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 5065 (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 13, 2024 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1267 · 2024-11-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Brian HarrisonRHouse 10

ITEM

relating to the recall of a United States senator by the legislature.

WHAT IT DOES

A majority vote of each house, and a senator is out.

The bill adds a new chapter to the Texas Election Code that lets the Texas Legislature recall a United States senator elected from Texas by a majority vote of each house. It touches Texas's two U.S. senators and the Legislature, which gets a new power to remove them. If a recall vote succeeds, the bill says the senate seat becomes vacant that day, and it opens with findings about restoring state power over the federal government.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brian Harrison

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$38KMichael Rydin$25,000Ed Harrison$16,000

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 · Nov 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$37,500.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$37,500.00

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,500.00

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 · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.

Michael Rydin$25,000.00
Ed Harrison$16,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$37,500.00

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,500.00

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 · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.

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 5065

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

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to the recall of a United States senator by the legislature.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 13, 2024

03/10/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM

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 · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Congress

Elections--Candidates

Elections--Initiative, Referendum & Recall

Legislature

Text

The text as introduced · 293 words

By: Harrison
H.B. No. 1267

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the recall of a United States senator by the

legislature.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that:

(1) the federal government was intended to be a

creation of and responsive to the sovereign states;

(2) the 10th Amendment rights of states and the people

have been significantly diminished since the adoption of the 17th

Amendment;

(3) a restoration of the appropriate balance of power

between the sovereign State of Texas and the federal government is

necessary;

(4) the federal government has asserted itself in

nearly all matters of human endeavor including the exercising of

authorities not granted to it under the constitution;

(5) the rate of unconstitutional encroachments on

state sovereignty has increased since the adoption of the 17th

Amendment; and

(6) it is necessary to restore the original

constitutional design that federal senators serve the best interest

of the State of Texas.

SECTION 2. Title 9, Election Code, is amended by adding

Chapter 147 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 147. UNITED STATES SENATORS

Sec. 147.001. RECALL BY LEGISLATURE. (a) A person holding

the office of United States senator elected from this state is

subject to recall by a majority vote of each house of the Texas

Legislature.

(b) A vacancy in the office of United States senator occurs

on the date of a successful recall under this section.

SECTION 3. 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.