Monitoring the Session

HB 1449

bill widening food truck permit law to big counties

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98

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 permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every county over one million people. No airport test.

The bill widens a state law on food trucks so it covers every Texas county with more than one million people, instead of only counties that meet a higher population mark and a two-airport test. In those counties, cities can no longer require their own permit for a food truck beyond the county permit, though the county may hand inspection duties to a city. County permit fees are capped at the cost of reviewing and issuing permits, inspecting trucks (including a city's delegated inspection costs), and running the program, and the rules apply to existing local ordinances starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 16, 2025. Died in the Senate: voted out of the Local Government committee 5-0, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1449 · 2024-11-21

SOLD BY

Rep. Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98

ITEM

relating to permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Every county over one million people. No airport test.

The bill widens a state law on food trucks so it covers every Texas county with more than one million people, instead of only counties that meet a higher population mark and a two-airport test. In those counties, cities can no longer require their own permit for a food truck beyond the county permit, though the county may hand inspection duties to a city. County permit fees are capped at the cost of reviewing and issuing permits, inspecting trucks (including a city's delegated inspection costs), and running the program, and the rules apply to existing local ordinances starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 24, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Amended 1-Capriglione
  17. Passed to engrossment as amended
  18. Record vote RV#2700
  19. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote RV#2823
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the House
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to Local Government
  27. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  28. Considered in public hearing
  29. Testimony taken in committee
  30. Left pending in committee
  31. Considered in public hearing
  32. Vote taken in committee
  33. Reported favorably as substituted
  34. Committee report printed and distributed
  35. Placed on intent calendar
  36. Not again placed on intent calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 124 yea · 9 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Giovanni Capriglione

Donors

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund$5KMurt Arnold$5,000Jason Itkin$5,000

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 · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 29, 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.

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund$5,000.00

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund

$5,000.00

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

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Jul 14, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 14, 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: 101030508.

Murt Arnold$5,000.00
Jason Itkin$5,000.00
Money

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

×

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund

$5,000.00

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

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Jul 14, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 14, 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: 101030508.

Votes2

House May 16, 2025

Yea
124
Nay
9
Present, not voting
2
Absent
2
Excused
13
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2823

HB 1449 was passed by (Record 2823): 124 Yeas, 9 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 124 (published)
  • Nay: 9 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 13 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 15, 2025

Yea
127
Nay
2
Present, not voting
2
Absent
4
Excused
15
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2700

HB 1449, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2700): 127 Yeas, 2 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 127 (published)
  • Nay: 2 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 15 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses23
For
17
Against
3
On
3
Names

For

  • Bexar County Commissioners Court2 registrations
  • City of Dallas2 registrations
  • City of Fort Worth1 registration
  • Conference of Urban Counties2 registrations
  • Director, Intergovernmental Relations, Tarrant County1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Harris County TX Commissioners Court1 registration
  • National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)1 registration
  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; Americans for Prosperity2 registrations
  • Self; The LIBRE Initiative1 registration
  • Texas Environmental Health Association1 registration

Against

  • City of Houston1 registration
  • City of San Antonio2 registrations

On

  • City of Dallas1 registration
  • Dallas County1 registration
  • Texas Association of City & County Health Officials1 registration
Sources

23 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.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 24, 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 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 21, 2024

05/28/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Tan ParkerRSenate 12

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 5 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

County Government--General

Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local

Health--General

FOOD

PERMITS

RESTAURANTS

Text

The text as introduced · 433 words

89R5158 KRM-D

By: Capriglione
H.B. No. 1449

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to permits for mobile food service establishments

operating in certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 437A, Health and Safety

Code, is amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 437A. MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING IN

[ CERTAIN ] COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION [ IN

MORE THAN ONE MUNICIPALITY ]

SECTION 2. Section 437A.002, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 437A.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only

to a county[ :

[ (1) ] with a population of more than one [ 2.1 ] million

[ ; and

[ (2) in which is located partly or wholly:

[ (A) an airport operating under Subchapter D,

Chapter 22, Transportation Code; and

[ (B) an airport owned by the principal

municipality in the county that does not offer commercial air

service ].

SECTION 3. The heading to Section 437A.006, Health and

Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 437A.006. INSPECTION [ BY COUNTY ].

SECTION 4. Section 437A.006, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d) A county to which this chapter applies may delegate to a

municipality located wholly or partly in the county the inspection

of a mobile food service establishment operating in the

municipality.

SECTION 5. Chapter 437A, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Sections 437A.0075 and 437A.0077 to read as follows:

Sec. 437A.0075. PROHIBITED MUNICIPAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.

A municipality located wholly or partly in a county to which this

chapter applies may not require a permit or similar authorization,

other than the permit required under Section 437A.003, for a mobile

food service establishment to operate in the municipality.

Sec. 437A.0077. FEE CALCULATION. A county imposing a fee

for a permit issued or renewed under this chapter shall set the fee

in an amount not to exceed the amount necessary to recover the

annual expenditures for:

(1) reviewing and issuing or otherwise acting on

permits;

(2) amending and renewing permits;

(3) inspecting mobile food service establishments,

including a municipality's expenses for inspections delegated

under Section 437A.006; and

(4) otherwise administering this chapter and rules

adopted under this chapter.

SECTION 6. Section 437.0073, Health and Safety Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an

ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or procedure adopted before,

on, or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.