Monitoring the SessionHB 1962
Died in committee
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
relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from tenants.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Rent before fees, maintenance or utility charges.
The bill requires public housing authorities to put a tenant's rent payment toward current or past-due rent first, before using any of it to cover other fees, maintenance charges or utility charges. It touches public housing authorities in Texas and the tenants who live in their housing. On the ground, a tenant's payment can no longer be swept into side fees first in a way that leaves the rent itself unpaid, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 289 (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 289 (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: 115 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 115 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 22, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1962 · 2025-01-22
relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from tenants.
Rent before fees, maintenance or utility charges.
The bill requires public housing authorities to put a tenant's rent payment toward current or past-due rent first, before using any of it to cover other fees, maintenance charges or utility charges. It touches public housing authorities in Texas and the tenants who live in their housing. On the ground, a tenant's payment can no longer be swept into side fees first in a way that leaves the rent itself unpaid, starting September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 2024 to Jun 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.
$10,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 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.
Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.
$8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. 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: 100987101.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101060248.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 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.
Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.
$8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. 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: 100987101.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101060248.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Bernal, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Urban Affairs
Relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from tenants.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Jan 22, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Property Interests--Landlord & Tenant
The text as introduced · 115 words
By: Bernal H.B. No. 1962 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from tenants. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 392, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 392.068 to read as follows: Sec. 392.068. DISPOSITION OF RENTAL PAYMENTS. A housing authority shall apply a rental payment received from a tenant to any current or delinquent rent owed by the tenant before the authority may apply the payment to other charges, fees, or expenses owed by the tenant, including maintenance or utility charges. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.