Monitoring the SessionHB 1676
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 period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Up from 180 days, at the Texas Workforce Commission.
The bill gives workers one year, instead of 180 days, to file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. It touches employees owed wages and the employers they file against. Workers whose wages come due on or after March 5, 2025 get the longer window, and older claims stay under the 180-day rule.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4268 by Rep. Herrero (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 4268 by Rep. Herrero (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 19, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1676 · 2024-12-19
relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Up from 180 days, at the Texas Workforce Commission.
The bill gives workers one year, instead of 180 days, to file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. It touches employees owed wages and the employers they file against. Workers whose wages come due on or after March 5, 2025 get the longer window, and older claims stay under the 180-day rule.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 22, 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.
$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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Sep 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: 100987003, 101013859, 101020093, 101059809, 101070083.
$15,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Sep 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.
Report IDs: 100987003, 101072690.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101020093.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Sep 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: 100987003, 101013859, 101020093, 101059809, 101070083.
$15,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 1, 2024 to Sep 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.
Report IDs: 100987003, 101072690.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101020093.
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. Herrero, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 21, 2023: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development
Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Dec 19, 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
Labor--Wages
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 185 words
89R1975 RDS-D By: Hernandez H.B. No. 1676 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 61.051(c), Labor Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) A wage claim must be filed not later than the first anniversary of [ 180th day after ] the date the wages claimed became due for payment. The filing [ 180-day ] deadline is a matter of jurisdiction. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section 61.051, Labor Code, applies to a wage claim filed under Subchapter D, Chapter 61, Labor Code, for wages that become due for payment on or after March 5, 2025. A wage claim for wages that became due for payment before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.