Monitoring the Session

HB 2207

voters said no? Wait two years to ask again

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

Applies to identical or substantially similar bond propositions.

The bill bars a city, county, school district or other local government from putting a general obligation bond proposition on the ballot if voters turned down an identical or substantially similar proposition within the last two years. It touches every political subdivision that borrows through voter-approved bonds, and the voters who decide those elections. Starting with elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, a rejected bond cannot come back in the same or similar form for two years.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committee 5-4 on Apr 9, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2207 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Rep. Charles CunninghamRHouse 127

+ 18 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.

WHAT IT DOES

Applies to identical or substantially similar bond propositions.

The bill bars a city, county, school district or other local government from putting a general obligation bond proposition on the ballot if voters turned down an identical or substantially similar proposition within the last two years. It touches every political subdivision that borrows through voter-approved bonds, and the voters who decide those elections. Starting with elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, a rejected bond cannot come back in the same or similar form for two years.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 15, 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 Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Committee substitute considered in committee
  10. Reported favorably as substituted
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

DEBT AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS

THE TEXT

“A political subdivision may not submit a proposition to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to the voters if the political subdivision submitted an identical or substantially similar proposition”…

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The bill limits local bond authority by blocking a rejected general obligation bond from returning to the ballot for two years.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Benjamin Bumgarner

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$685KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$444KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$124K

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$684,547.30

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$684,547.30

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$639,547.30
Total
$684,547.30
advertising $362,314.98grassroots $175,000.00mail $73,471.97polling $28,760.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$443,776.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$443,776.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$318,776.00
Total
$443,776.00
canvassing $294,526.00polling $24,250.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 12, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068130, 101070151.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$124,437.26

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$124,437.26

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$94,437.26
Total
$124,437.26
mail $85,600.30text $8,736.96event $100.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$684,547.30

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$639,547.30
Total
$684,547.30
advertising $362,314.98grassroots $175,000.00mail $73,471.97polling $28,760.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$443,776.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$318,776.00
Total
$443,776.00
canvassing $294,526.00polling $24,250.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 12, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068130, 101070151.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$124,437.26

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$94,437.26
Total
$124,437.26
mail $85,600.30text $8,736.96event $100.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses14
For
4
Against
9
On
1
Names

For

  • Self; Americans for Prosperity1 registration
  • Self; The LIBRE Initiative2 registrations
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Against

  • Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • City of Denton1 registration
  • City of Garland1 registration
  • Harris Count Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Austin ISD1 registration
  • Texas Civil Rights Project2 registrations
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

On

  • Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of Community Schools, Fast Growth School Coalition, Texas Association of School Business Officials1 registration
Sources

14 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 fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 15, 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 H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 29, 2025

04/25/2025 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.

Coauthors
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Janis HoltRHouse 18 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 Shelley LutherRHouse 62 Tom OliversonRHouse 130 Katrina PiersonRHouse 33 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 Matt ShaheenRHouse 66 Shelby SlawsonRHouse 59 Valoree SwansonRHouse 150 Cody VasutRHouse 25

House committee · Pensions, Investments & Financial Services · Committee vote 5 aye, 4 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 409 by Middleton (very similar)

Subjects

Elections--School District

Political Subdivisions

BONDS

Text

The text as introduced · 183 words

89R5122 DNC-D

By: Bumgarner
H.B. No. 2207

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for

voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a

purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the

preceding two years.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1253, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 1253.0015 to read as follows:

Sec. 1253.0015. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE ISSUANCE

OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. A political subdivision may not

submit a proposition to approve the issuance of general obligation

bonds to the voters if the political subdivision submitted a

proposition to approve the issuance of such bonds to the voters for

the same purpose within the preceding two years and the voters

failed to approve the proposition.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a proposition submitted to voters for which the election was

ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.

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