HB 1795

bill raising dog fighting and cockfighting penalties

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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

Caption

relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Class A misdemeanor becomes a state jail felony.

The bill raises the penalty for several kinds of conduct already listed as cockfighting and dog fighting offenses in the Penal Code, moving them from a Class A misdemeanor up to a state jail felony. It touches people charged under the dog fighting subsections (a)(4) and (a)(5) and the cockfighting subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4), while leaving (a)(6) and (b)(5) as Class A misdemeanors and (b)(6) as a Class C misdemeanor. Starting September 1, 2025, those upgraded offenses carry felony exposure instead of jail-only misdemeanor exposure.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee 10-1 on Apr 24, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1795 · 2025-01-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103

Rep. Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

ITEM

relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of cockfighting.

WHAT IT DOES

Class A misdemeanor becomes a state jail felony.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 25, 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 9, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Mar 25, 2025Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Apr 15, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Apr 15, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 15, 2025Committee substitute considered in s/c
Apr 15, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 15, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 24, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 24, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 24, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 30, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025Committee report distributed
May 1, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Rafael Anchía

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$14K Blackridge$12K

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 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

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

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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$13,500.00

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

$13,500.00

Cash: $13,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $13,500.00

Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Blackridge$12,000.00

Blackridge

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

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

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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

$13,500.00

Cash: $13,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $13,500.00

Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Blackridge

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses22

For: 22
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

City of Houston1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Dallas district attorneys office1 registration
Dallas Police Association1 registration
Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
Self6 registrations
Self; Chambers County District Attorney’s Office1 registration
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
Self; Humane World for Animals1 registration
Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas1 registration
Self; Smith County Animal Control1 registration
Self; SPCA of Texas1 registration
Self; Texas Humane Legilsation Network1 registration
Self; Texas Humane Legislation Network1 registration
Sheriffs Association1 registration
Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration

Sources

22 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 H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 25, 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.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 9, 2025

05/01/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Committee vote 10 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2426 by Hall (identical)

Subjects

Animals

Crimes--Miscellaneous

Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment

Text

The text as introduced · 298 words

89R1777 JDK-D

By: Anchía
H.B. No. 1795

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct

constituting the offense of dog fighting or the offense of

cockfighting.

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

SECTION 1. Section 42.10(e), Penal Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(e) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an

offense under this section is a state jail felony. An offense under

Subsection (a)(6) [ (a)(4), (5), or (6) ] is a Class A misdemeanor.

[ An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a state jail

felony. ]

SECTION 2. Section 42.105(g), Penal Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(g) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an [ An ]

offense under this section [ Subsection (b)(1) or (2) ] is a state

jail felony. An offense under Subsection (b)(5) [ (b)(3), (4), or

(5) ] is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b)(6)

is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A

misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the

person has been previously convicted of an offense under that

subdivision.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred

before that date.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.