Monitoring the Session

HB 1933

bill letting 17-year-olds apply to register to vote

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Gina HinojosaDHouse 49

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 eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Down from 17 years and 10 months. 10 months earlier!

The bill lowers the age at which a Texan can apply to register to vote from 17 years and 10 months to 17 years. It touches 17-year-olds and county voter registrars. Teens could get on the rolls up to a year before turning 18 instead of two months before, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 94 by Sen. Johnson (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 SB 94 by Sen. Johnson (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: 107 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 107 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 17, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1933 · 2025-01-17

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.

WHAT IT DOES

Down from 17 years and 10 months. 10 months earlier!

The bill lowers the age at which a Texan can apply to register to vote from 17 years and 10 months to 17 years. It touches 17-year-olds and county voter registrars. Teens could get on the rolls up to a year before turning 18 instead of two months before, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Elections
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

DSCC$1.49MJay Robert Pritzker$1,200,000DGA Action$1.00M

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.

DSCC$1,485,555.60

DSCC

$1,485,555.60

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$1,485,555.60
Total
$1,485,555.60
canvassing $1,467,942.00Other filed descriptions $17,613.60

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.

Jay Robert Pritzker$1,200,000.00
DGA Action$1,000,000.00

DGA Action

$1,000,000.00

Cash
$1,000,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.

Money

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

×

DSCC

$1,485,555.60

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$1,485,555.60
Total
$1,485,555.60
canvassing $1,467,942.00Other filed descriptions $17,613.60

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.

×

DGA Action

$1,000,000.00

Cash
$1,000,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.

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 SB 94

by Sen. Johnson, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18 years of age to preregister to vote.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 17, 2025

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

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Elections · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Elections--Registration & Suffrage

Minors--General

Text

The text as introduced · 107 words

89R5976 LRM-D

By: Hinojosa
H.B. No. 1933

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of certain persons younger than 18

years of age to preregister to vote.

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

SECTION 1. Section 13.001(b), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) To be eligible to apply for registration, a person must,

on the date the registration application is submitted to the

registrar, be at least 17 years [ and 10 months ] of age and satisfy

the requirements of Subsection (a) except for age.

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