HB 1475

bill requiring courts to email the AG before election TROs

Companion SB 509 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

The AG gets an email and can join remotely.

The bill makes a court email the attorney general before any hearing on a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit under the Election Code. It touches judges, people who sue over elections, and the attorney general's office, which must set up an email address for these notices and may join the hearing remotely. On the ground, a court must wait at least two hours after notice before holding the hearing unless the attorney general waives the wait, and any restraining order issued without following these steps is void.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 129 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 129 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1475 · 2024-11-26

SOLD BY

Rep. Mike SchofieldRHouse 132

ITEM

relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

WHAT IT DOES

The AG gets an email and can join remotely.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 15, 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 26, 2024Filed
Mar 11, 2025Read first time
Mar 11, 2025Referred to Elections
Apr 3, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 3, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 3, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 3, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 3, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 14, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 14, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 14, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 30, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025Committee report distributed
May 1, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 2, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 5, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 6, 2025Companion considered in lieu of SB 509
May 6, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mike Schofield

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$433K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$332K Republican Party of Texas$255K

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 28, 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$432,937.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$432,937.00

Cash: $212,000.00
Paid by others: $220,937.00
Total: $432,937.00

advertising $185,677.00Other filed descriptions $22,000.00polling $13,260.00

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 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: 101006866, 101027356, 101057804, 101070463, 101071373.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$331,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$331,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $131,750.00
Total: $331,750.00

canvassing $102,500.00polling $24,250.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Republican Party of Texas$254,625.06

Republican Party of Texas

$254,625.06

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $254,625.06
Total: $254,625.06

mail $254,625.06

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$432,937.00

Cash: $212,000.00
Paid by others: $220,937.00
Total: $432,937.00

advertising $185,677.00Other filed descriptions $22,000.00polling $13,260.00

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 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: 101006866, 101027356, 101057804, 101070463, 101071373.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$331,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $131,750.00
Total: $331,750.00

canvassing $102,500.00polling $24,250.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Republican Party of Texas

$254,625.06

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $254,625.06
Total: $254,625.06

mail $254,625.06

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses23

For: 8
Against: 12
On: 3

Names

For

Self5 registrations
Self; Election Integrity Committee and Secure Texas Elections Subcommitte of the State Republican Executive Committee, Self1 registration
Self; Harris county ballot security1 registration
Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Against

ACLU of Texas1 registration
Common Cause Texas1 registration
Self9 registrations
Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration

On

Office of the Attorney General1 registration
Texas Secretary of State1 registration
True Texas Elections1 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.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 15, 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 H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 26, 2024

05/06/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

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 · Elections · Committee vote 6 aye, 2 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 509 by Bettencourt (identical)

Subjects

Courts--General

Elections--General

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Text

The text as introduced · 129 words

89R2060 MLH-D

By: Schofield
H.B. No. 1475

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action

under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 273,

Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER E. INJUNCTION OR RESTRAINING ORDER

SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 273, Election Code, is

amended by adding Section 273.082 to read as follows:

Sec. 273.082. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER; NOTICE. As soon

as practicable before a hearing in an action under this code seeking

a temporary restraining order, a court must notify the attorney

general of the hearing.

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