Monitoring the Session

HB 1801

Bhojani Bill Adds Insurance Investigators To Tracking Device Law

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Salman BhojaniDHouse 92

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 the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Warrant and court-order powers to install trackers and seek access to communications.

The bill rewrites the list of officers who count as an "authorized peace officer" under the state law on tracking devices and access to phone and electronic communications. It cleans up a double-lettered entry left by two 2023 laws, keeps school and college police on the list, and adds investigators commissioned by the commissioner of insurance. Starting September 1, 2025, Texas Department of Insurance investigators could use the warrant and court-order powers in that chapter to install tracking equipment and seek access to communications.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1801 · 2025-01-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Salman BhojaniDHouse 92

ITEM

relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

WHAT IT DOES

Warrant and court-order powers to install trackers and seek access to communications.

The bill rewrites the list of officers who count as an "authorized peace officer" under the state law on tracking devices and access to phone and electronic communications. It cleans up a double-lettered entry left by two 2023 laws, keeps school and college police on the list, and adds investigators commissioned by the commissioner of insurance. Starting September 1, 2025, Texas Department of Insurance investigators could use the warrant and court-order powers in that chapter to install tracking equipment and seek access to communications.

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 18, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

SURVEILLANCE STATE

THE TEXT

…“commissioner of insurance under Section 701.104, Insurance Code”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill adds insurance department investigators to the officers who can use the state's tracking-device and communications-access powers.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Salman Bhojani

Donors

6301 ECC LLC$36KSam Mahrouq$25,000Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$21K

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 24, 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.

6301 ECC LLC$36,400.00

6301 ECC LLC

$36,400.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,400.00
Total
$36,400.00
Other filed descriptions $36,400.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.

Sam Mahrouq$25,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$21,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$21,000.00

Cash
$21,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$21,000.00

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 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.

Money

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

×

6301 ECC LLC

$36,400.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,400.00
Total
$36,400.00
Other filed descriptions $36,400.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$21,000.00

Cash
$21,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$21,000.00

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 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 18, 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

04/22/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 739 by Kolkhorst (identical)

Subjects

City Government--Employees/Officers

County Government--Employees/Officers

Crimes--Miscellaneous

Criminal Procedure--General

Electronic Information Systems

Insurance--General

Law Enforcement

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

PEACE OFFICERS

INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 305 words

89R5903 JCG-D

By: Bhojani
H.B. No. 1801

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes

of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking

equipment and access to certain communications.

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

SECTION 1. Article 18B.001(1), Code of Criminal Procedure,

as amended by Chapters 901 (H.B. 4906) and 950 (S.B. 1727), Acts of

the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and

amended to read as follows:

(1) "Authorized peace officer" means:

(A) a sheriff or deputy sheriff;

(B) a constable or deputy constable;

(C) a marshal or police officer of a

municipality;

(D) a ranger or officer commissioned by the

Public Safety Commission or the director of the department;

(E) an investigator of a prosecutor's office;

(F) a law enforcement agent of the Texas

Alcoholic Beverage Commission;

(G) a law enforcement officer commissioned by the

Parks and Wildlife Commission;

(H) an enforcement officer appointed by the

inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under

Section 493.019, Government Code;

(I) a law enforcement officer appointed by the

inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under

Section 242.102, Human Resources Code;

(J) an investigator commissioned by the attorney

general under Section 402.009, Government Code;

(K) a member of an arson investigating unit

commissioned by a municipality, a county, or the state;

(L) [ or (K) ] a peace officer commissioned under

Section 37.081 or 51.203, Education Code ; or

(M) an investigator commissioned by the

commissioner of insurance under Section 701.104, Insurance Code .

SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails

over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

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