Monitoring the Session

HB 2238

Bill renames Confederate Heroes Day

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed
Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill text and removed it.

Reviewed · Nov 2, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The holiday becomes Confederate Freedom Day. The date stays the same.

The bill changes the name of the state holiday on the 19th day of January from "Confederate Heroes Day" to "Confederate Freedom Day" and strikes the clause that honored Confederate figures. It touches state agencies and state employees who follow the state holiday list in the Government Code. The holiday stays on the same date, no other holiday is added or removed, and the change takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 29, 2025 and referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2238 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142

ITEM

relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.

WHAT IT DOES

The holiday becomes Confederate Freedom Day. The date stays the same.

The bill changes the name of the state holiday on the 19th day of January from "Confederate Heroes Day" to "Confederate Freedom Day" and strikes the clause that honored Confederate figures. It touches state agencies and state employees who follow the state holiday list in the Government Code. The holiday stays on the same date, no other holiday is added or removed, and the change takes effect September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Harold V. Dutton Jr.

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$66KTexas Sands PAC$58KCharter Schools Now PAC$36K

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 29, 2024 to Oct 17, 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$65,748.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$65,748.00

Cash
$32,500.00
Paid by others
$33,248.00
Total
$65,748.00
mail $33,248.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 17, 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.

Texas Sands PAC$58,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$58,000.00

Cash
$58,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$58,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.

Charter Schools Now PAC$36,000.00

Charter Schools Now PAC

$36,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$35,000.00
Total
$36,000.00
Other filed descriptions $35,000.00

Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$65,748.00

Cash
$32,500.00
Paid by others
$33,248.00
Total
$65,748.00
mail $33,248.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 17, 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$58,000.00

Cash
$58,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$58,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.

×

Charter Schools Now PAC

$36,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$35,000.00
Total
$36,000.00
Other filed descriptions $35,000.00

Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Adversarial review by claude-fable-5-1 at high effort: Smells.

Analysis of text version I by claude-fable-5-1, Oct 21, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 29, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Delivery of Government Efficiency · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

CONFEDERATE FREEDOM DAY (HA4VY)

Holidays

Human Relations

Text

The text as introduced · 168 words

89R8201 GP-D

By: Dutton
H.B. No. 2238

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.

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

SECTION 1. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(b) A state holiday includes only the following days:

(1) the 19th day of January, "Confederate Freedom Day"

[ Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other

Confederate heroes ];

(2) the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day";

(3) the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";

(4) the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas,"

in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;

(5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson

Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson;

(6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;

(7) the 24th day of December; and

(8) the 26th day of December.

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