Monitoring the Session

HB 1300

bill sends veteran death data to the Texas Veterans Commission

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Ray LopezDHouse 125

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 information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Deidentified cause of death, age, race, gender and occupation.

When a veteran's death certificate is filed, the state health department must send the Texas Veterans Commission deidentified details on the person's cause of death, age, race, gender and occupation. The Veterans Commission must then publish a yearly report each September 1 with the combined data, an evaluation and any recommendations, and send it to the legislative committees that handle veterans affairs. The state gets a regular public count of how and at what ages Texas veterans are dying, with the first report due September 1, 2026.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1300 · 2024-11-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Ray LopezDHouse 125

ITEM

relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

WHAT IT DOES

Deidentified cause of death, age, race, gender and occupation.

When a veteran's death certificate is filed, the state health department must send the Texas Veterans Commission deidentified details on the person's cause of death, age, race, gender and occupation. The Veterans Commission must then publish a yearly report each September 1 with the combined data, an evaluation and any recommendations, and send it to the legislative committees that handle veterans affairs. The state gets a regular public count of how and at what ages Texas veterans are dying, with the first report due September 1, 2026.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ray Lopez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5KTexas Sands PAC$4KValero Energy Corporation PAC$3K

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 5, 2024 to May 29, 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$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 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: 100987088, 101031958.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 23, 2024. 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: 100987088.

Valero Energy Corporation PAC$3,000.00

Valero Energy Corporation PAC

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 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: 100987088, 101031958.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 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: 100987088, 101031958.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 23, 2024. 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: 100987088.

×

Valero Energy Corporation PAC

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 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: 100987088, 101031958.

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.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 13, 2024

03/10/2025 H Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker : 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 · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 39 by Lopez, Ray (duplicate)

Subjects

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Military & Veterans

BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES

VITAL STATISTICS & RECORDS

STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

VETERANS COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 233 words

89R3645 EAS-D

By: Lopez of Bexar
H.B. No. 1300

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran

deaths in this state.

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

SECTION 1. Section 193.006, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to

read as follows:

(d) When the death certificate of a person to which this

section applies is filed with the vital statistics unit, the

department [ state registrar ] shall submit to [ notify ] the Texas

Veterans Commission deidentified information on the person's:

(1) cause of death;

(2) age;

(3) race;

(4) gender; and

(5) occupation .

(e) Not later than September 1 of each year, the Texas

Veterans Commission shall prepare and submit to the standing

committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over

veterans affairs and publish on the commission's Internet website a

written report that contains:

(1) aggregated data based on the information the

commission receives under Subsection (d) for the preceding year;

(2) an evaluation of that data; and

(3) any recommendations for legislative or other

action.

SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas

Veterans Commission shall prepare and submit the initial report

required by Section 193.006(e), Health and Safety Code, as added by

this Act.

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