Monitoring the SessionHB 1673
Died in committee
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
relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Money in by source, money out by type, balance left over.
The bill requires every Texas city council to prepare a yearly financial statement listing, for each fund it controls, the money that came in by source, the money that went out by type of spending, and the balance left at year end. Cities must send that statement to the state comptroller within two months after their fiscal year ends, and the comptroller must post it online where it can be found by searching the city's name. Starting September 1, 2025, residents get a standard, searchable record of city income and spending on a state website, and the comptroller must write rules to carry this out.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1829 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1829 (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 Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1673 · 2024-12-18
relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality.
Money in by source, money out by type, balance left over.
The bill requires every Texas city council to prepare a yearly financial statement listing, for each fund it controls, the money that came in by source, the money that went out by type of spending, and the balance left at year end. Cities must send that statement to the state comptroller within two months after their fiscal year ends, and the comptroller must post it online where it can be found by searching the city's name. Starting September 1, 2025, residents get a standard, searchable record of city income and spending on a state website, and the comptroller must write rules to carry this out.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived from itemized gifts, Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$113,206 raised in 4 of 4 reports since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure. Partial total. Regular reports do not cover Jul 9, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025, Aug 15, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025.
$220,212 spent since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
$54,238 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Schatzline, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 7, 2023: Referred to Urban Affairs
Relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Dec 18, 2024
03/12/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: 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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
City Government--Finance
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local
Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous
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The text as introduced · 254 words
89R5078 DRS-D By: Schatzline H.B. No. 1673 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 103, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 103. AUDIT AND DISCLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL FINANCES SECTION 2. Chapter 103, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 103.005 to read as follows: Sec. 103.005. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a municipality shall prepare an annual financial statement showing, for each fund subject to the authority of the governing body during the municipality's fiscal year: (1) the total receipts of the fund, itemized by source of revenue, including taxes, assessments, service charges, grants of state money, gifts, or other general sources from which funds are derived; (2) the total disbursements of the fund, itemized by the nature of the expenditure; and (3) the balance in the fund at the close of the fiscal year. (b) The governing body of a municipality shall submit the financial statement prepared under Subsection (a) to the comptroller not later than two months after the end of the municipality's fiscal year. The comptroller shall post the financial statement on the comptroller's Internet website on a web page that is easily located by searching the name of the municipality on the Internet. The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.