HB 1758

House speaker candidacy limited after two full regular sessions

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed

Rep. Mitch LittleRHouse 65

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to limiting the number of sessions in which a member may serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Prior service blocks filing a new declaration of candidacy.

The bill bars anyone who has already served as Speaker of the Texas House for two complete regular sessions from filing a declaration of candidacy for speaker with the Texas Ethics Commission. It touches House members who run for speaker, especially a sitting speaker who has already served two full regular sessions. On the ground, a two-term speaker could not file the candidacy paperwork starting September 1, 2025, but the bill does not otherwise change how the House picks its speaker.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 110 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 110 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).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1758 · 2025-01-07

SOLD BY

Rep. Mitch LittleRHouse 65

+ 5 coauthors

ITEM

relating to limiting the number of sessions in which a member may serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

WHAT IT DOES

Prior service blocks filing a new declaration of candidacy.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 7, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to State Affairs

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mitch Little

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$170K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$110K HillCo PAC$80K

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 29, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$169,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$169,500.00

Cash: $157,500.00
Paid by others: $12,000.00
Total: $169,500.00

Other filed descriptions $12,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 7, 2024 to Oct 14, 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: 100983892, 101006301, 101028846, 101058046, 101067892, 101071829.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$110,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$110,000.00

Cash: $110,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $110,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 5, 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: 101006301, 101071829.

HillCo PAC$80,000.00

HillCo PAC

$80,000.00

Cash: $80,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $80,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Oct 13, 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: 101028846, 101067892, 101071829.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$169,500.00

Cash: $157,500.00
Paid by others: $12,000.00
Total: $169,500.00

Other filed descriptions $12,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 7, 2024 to Oct 14, 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: 100983892, 101006301, 101028846, 101058046, 101067892, 101071829.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$110,000.00

Cash: $110,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $110,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 5, 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: 101006301, 101071829.

HillCo PAC

$80,000.00

Cash: $80,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $80,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Oct 13, 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: 101028846, 101067892, 101071829.

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 Jan 7, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Andy HopperRHouse 64

J. M. LozanoRHouse 43

Brent MoneyRHouse 2

Tony TinderholtRHouse 94

Wes VirdellRHouse 53

House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Legislature

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

TERM LIMITS

ETHICS COMMISSION, TEXAS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Text

The text as introduced · 110 words

By: Little
H.B. No. 1758

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to limiting the number of sessions in which a member may

serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

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

SECTION 1. Section 302.0121, Texas Government Code, is

amended by adding subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f) No speaker candidate shall be permitted to file a

declaration of candidacy with the Texas Ethics Commission if the

speaker candidate has already served as speaker of the house of

representatives for two complete regular sessions of the

legislature.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.