HB 1788: bill requiring trafficking training for barbers and cosmetologists

Caption

relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Continuing education on spotting and helping victims, for every license holder.

The bill orders the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to write rules requiring barbers and cosmetologists to take continuing education on spotting and helping victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. It touches every barber and cosmetology license holder in Texas and the state licensing commission. Once the rules are adopted, license holders will have to complete this training as part of their continuing education.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1380 (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 1380 (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.QUICK READ: 149 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 149 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).GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 1, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Business & Commerce committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1788 · 2025-01-08

SOLD BY

Rep. Ana HernandezDHouse 143

Rep. Lauren Ashley SimmonsDHouse 146

Rep. Richard Peña RaymondDHouse 42

+ 1 more author

ITEM

relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

WHAT IT DOES

Continuing education on spotting and helping victims, for every license holder.

The bill orders the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to write rules requiring barbers and cosmetologists to take continuing education on spotting and helping victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. It touches every barber and cosmetology license holder in Texas and the state licensing commission. Once the rules are adopted, license holders will have to complete this training as part of their continuing education.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 6, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 8, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Apr 8, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 8, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 8, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 15, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 15, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 23, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 23, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 30, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 30, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 30, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 30, 2025Record vote RV#1105
Apr 30, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 1, 2025Read 3rd time
May 1, 2025Passed
May 1, 2025Record vote RV#1145
May 1, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 1, 2025Reported engrossed
May 5, 2025Received from the House
May 21, 2025Read first time
May 21, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 96 yea · 49 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 1, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ana Hernandez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15K Border Health PAC$10K

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 · 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.

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.

Team

Sources

Derived 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.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $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.

Team

Sources

Derived 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.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $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.

Team

Sources

Derived 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.

Money

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

×

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.

Team

Sources

Derived 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.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $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.

Team

Sources

Derived 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.

×

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $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.

Team

Sources

Derived 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.

Votes2

House May 1, 2025

Yea: 96
Nay: 49
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 1
Excused: 3

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1145

HB 1788 was passed by (Record 1145): 96 Yeas, 49 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 96 (published)
Nay: 49 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea: 85
Nay: 48
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 5
Excused: 11

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1105

HB 1788 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1105): 85 Yeas, 48 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 85 (published)
Nay: 48 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses5

For: 4
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Children at Risk1 registration
Self2 registrations
Texas Council on Family Violence1 registration

On

TDLR1 registration

Sources

5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 6, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 1380

by Rep. Hernandez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 29, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 8, 2025

05/21/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 11 aye, 1 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Family--Family Violence

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

BARBERS

CONTINUING EDUCATION

COSMETOLOGISTS

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

SEXUAL ASSAULT

LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS COMMISSION OF

Text

The text as introduced · 149 words

89R5631 JTZ-F

By: Hernandez
H.B. No. 1788

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on

identifying and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic

violence, and human trafficking.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Section 1603.302 to read as follows:

Sec. 1603.302. CONTINUING EDUCATION REGARDING SEXUAL

ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. The commission

shall adopt rules requiring a license holder to complete continuing

education on identifying and assisting victims of:

(1) sexual assault;

(2) domestic violence; and

(3) human trafficking.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall

adopt the rules required by Section 1603.302, Occupations Code, as

added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Border Health PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Border Health PAC

House May 1, 2025

House Apr 30, 2025

For

On

88R HB 1380