Monitoring the Session

HB 193

Texas minimum wage goes to $15.00 an hour

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140

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 minimum wage.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Or the federal minimum, if that ever runs higher.

This bill raises the Texas minimum wage to $15.00 an hour, or the federal minimum wage if that is ever higher. It applies to employers and employees across the state, and it repeals Section 62.151 of the Labor Code, a section the bill names but does not describe. Starting September 1, 2025, covered employers would have to pay at least $15.00 an hour, except where the existing Section 62.057 says otherwise.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 737 (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 737 (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: 105 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 105 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 Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB193 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140 Rep. Lauren Ashley SimmonsDHouse 146

ITEM

relating to the minimum wage.

WHAT IT DOES

Or the federal minimum, if that ever runs higher.

This bill raises the Texas minimum wage to $15.00 an hour, or the federal minimum wage if that is ever higher. It applies to employers and employees across the state, and it repeals Section 62.151 of the Labor Code, a section the bill names but does not describe. Starting September 1, 2025, covered employers would have to pay at least $15.00 an hour, except where the existing Section 62.057 says otherwise.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Armando Walle

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$18KBorder 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 4, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$17,500.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

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 25, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

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 Dec 15, 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: 101027868.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

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 25, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

×

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 Dec 15, 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: 101027868.

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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R HB 737

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

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 28, 2023: Referred to International Relations & Economic Development

Relating to the minimum wage.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

02/27/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Labor--Wages

MINIMUM WAGE

Text

The text as introduced · 105 words

89R126 SCP-D

By: Walle
H.B. No. 193

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the minimum wage.

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

SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as

follows:

Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. Except as provided by Section

62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee not less than the

greater of:

(1) $15.00 an hour; or

(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair

Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206).

SECTION 2. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed.

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