Monitoring the SessionHB 1421
Died in committee
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
relating to the disclosure of certain personal information contained in motor vehicle records.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
One more name on the short list.
The bill adds criminal investigators who work for a public defender's office to the short list of people who can receive a driver's photo from state motor vehicle records for an official purpose. It touches public defender offices, the people whose photos are on file, and the state agencies that hold those records. Starting September 1, 2025, public defender investigators can get those photos the same way police and certain state investigators already can.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3875 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3875 (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 20, 2024 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1421 · 2024-11-20
relating to the disclosure of certain personal information contained in motor vehicle records.
One more name on the short list.
The bill adds criminal investigators who work for a public defender's office to the short list of people who can receive a driver's photo from state motor vehicle records for an official purpose. It touches public defender offices, the people whose photos are on file, and the state agencies that hold those records. Starting September 1, 2025, public defender investigators can get those photos the same way police and certain state investigators already can.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Beats not yet reviewed.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Aug 25, 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.
$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Jan 12, 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: 100988292, 101010418, 101037041.
$4,000.00
Also funds 64 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jul 23, 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: 101034015.
$3,000.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 8, 2024 to Jul 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Feb 9, 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: 101040382.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Jan 12, 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: 100988292, 101010418, 101037041.
$4,000.00
Also funds 64 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jul 23, 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: 101034015.
$3,000.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 8, 2024 to Jul 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Feb 9, 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: 101040382.
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 19, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Vo, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 20, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to the disclosure of certain personal information contained in motor vehicle records.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 20, 2024
03/11/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
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 · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee
Electronic Information Systems
Law Enforcement
Vehicles & Traffic--Driver's Licenses
Vehicles & Traffic--General
The text as introduced · 193 words
89R4989 RDR-F By: Vo H.B. No. 1421 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the disclosure of certain personal information contained in motor vehicle records. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 730.007(c), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) This section does not: (1) prohibit the disclosure of a person's photographic image to: (A) a law enforcement agency, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, a county tax assessor-collector, or a criminal justice agency for an official purpose; (B) an agency of this state investigating an alleged violation of a state or federal law relating to the obtaining, selling, or purchasing of a benefit authorized by Chapter 31 or 33, Human Resources Code; [ or ] (C) an agency of this state investigating an alleged violation of a state or federal law under authority provided by Title 4, Labor Code; or (D) a criminal investigator who is employed by a public defender's office for an official purpose; or (2) prevent a court from compelling by subpoena the production of a person's photographic image. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.