Monitoring the SessionHB 1751
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 a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
One party per voting year. Filing authorities must reject the rest.
The bill bars a candidate from applying for a spot on the primary ballot with more than one political party in the same voting year, and requires any filing authority to reject the application of a candidate who does so. A rejected candidate loses the filing fee and cannot run in that fall's general election for the same office as an independent, as a write-in, or as another party's nominee. This touches candidates, party filing officials, and the secretary of state, who must write the procedures, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3537 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3537 (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 Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1751 · 2025-01-07
relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.
One party per voting year. Filing authorities must reject the rest.
The bill bars a candidate from applying for a spot on the primary ballot with more than one political party in the same voting year, and requires any filing authority to reject the application of a candidate who does so. A rejected candidate loses the filing fee and cannot run in that fall's general election for the same office as an independent, as a write-in, or as another party's nominee. This touches candidates, party filing officials, and the secretary of state, who must write the procedures, starting September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 23, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.
$5,000.00
Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 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: 101033978.
$5,000.00
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 · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 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: 101033978.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on May 18, 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: 101061945.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$5,000.00
Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 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: 101033978.
$5,000.00
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 · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 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: 101033978.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on May 18, 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: 101061945.
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. Manuel, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 16, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Jan 7, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Elections · Final status: Died in committee
Elections--Candidates
Elections--General
Elections--Political Parties
Elections--Primaries
SECRETARY OF STATE
The text as introduced · 259 words
89R7931 PRL-D By: Manuel H.B. No. 1751 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a candidate's application for a place on the ballot for a party's primary election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 172, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 172.0211 to read as follows: Sec. 172.0211. CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate shall be prohibited from making an application for a place on the general primary election ballot with more than one political party in the same voting year. (b) If a candidate violates this section, any authority receiving an application from the candidate shall reject the application. (c) A candidate whose application is rejected under this section is not entitled to receive a refund of the filing fees for the rejected application. (d) A candidate whose application is rejected under this section is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as: (1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate filed for a place on the ballot for the primary; (2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the candidate filed an application for a place on the ballot; or (3) a write-in candidate for an office for which the candidate filed for a place on the ballot for the primary. (e) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
