HB 1665
bill barring employers from taking any part of a tip
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 payment of gratuities to certain employees.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Card processing fees included. The tip is the worker’s.
The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including skimming a share to cover credit or debit card processing fees. It touches employers of tipped workers such as restaurants and bars, and the workers who earn tips. Starting September 1, 2025, the full tip belongs to the worker by law, and employers must stop deducting card fees from tips.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB1665 · 2024-12-18
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ITEM
relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
WHAT IT DOES
Card processing fees included. The tip is the worker’s.
The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including skimming a share to cover credit or debit card processing fees. It touches employers of tipped workers such as restaurants and bars, and the workers who earn tips. Starting September 1, 2025, the full tip belongs to the worker by law, and employers must stop deducting card fees from tips.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Aug 9, 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.
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$65,000.00
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC
$65,000.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $65,000.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 6, 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: 100986692, 101072185.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$35,000.00
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $35,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 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.
Report IDs: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC
$65,000.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $65,000.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 6, 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: 100986692, 101072185.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$35,000.00
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $35,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 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.
Report IDs: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.
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 Dec 18, 2024
03/12/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
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 · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Labor--Management Relations
Labor--Wages
Text
The text as introduced · 165 words
89R4147 KSD-D By: Canales H.B. No. 1665 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 61.021 to read as follows: Sec. 61.021. GRATUITIES PAID TO TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section, "tipped employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.052. (b) An employer may not collect or receive any portion of a gratuity paid to or left for a tipped employee, including for the purpose of compensating a credit or debit card issuer for any financial services rendered on account of the gratuity. The gratuity is the property of the tipped employee. SECTION 2. Section 61.021, Labor Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a gratuity paid to or left for an employee on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.