Monitoring the SessionHB 224
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 contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Chapters 2271, 2274 and 2276, gone. The cross-references get tidied too.
The bill repeals three chapters of the Texas Government Code, Chapters 2271, 2274 and 2276, which the caption ties to state contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities. It touches state agencies, the comptroller, and companies that want state contracts or comptroller agreements. Once it takes effect, those contracting restrictions are gone, and the cross-references to them in two other Government Code sections are cleaned up.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1089 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1089 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB224 · 2024-11-12
relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.
Chapters 2271, 2274 and 2276, gone. The cross-references get tidied too.
The bill repeals three chapters of the Texas Government Code, Chapters 2271, 2274 and 2276, which the caption ties to state contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities. It touches state agencies, the comptroller, and companies that want state contracts or comptroller agreements. Once it takes effect, those contracting restrictions are gone, and the cross-references to them in two other Government Code sections are cleaned up.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
The bill repeals contracting rules tied to company boycotts, which it calls a free speech measure, so companies that boycott would no longer be barred from state contracts under those chapters.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 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.
$85,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 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: 101056369, 101068193.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$85,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 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: 101056369, 101068193.
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. Rosenthal, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Purchasing--General
Purchasing--State
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
Weapons
FREEDOM OF SPEECH ACT (P637E)
The text as introduced · 247 words
89R2453 LRM-F By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 224 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Freedom of Speech Act." SECTION 2. Section 403.606, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 403.606. CERTAIN PERSONS INELIGIBLE. A person is not eligible to submit an application to the comptroller or enter into an agreement under this subchapter if the person is a company that is listed as ineligible to receive a state contract or investment under Chapter 808, 809, 2270, [ 2271, ] or 2275 [ 2274, as added by Chapters 529 (S.B. 13), 530 (S.B. 19), and 975 (S.B. 2116), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 ]. SECTION 3. Section 2400.0015, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 2400.0015. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to an investment prohibited under Chapter 808 [ or a contract prohibited under Chapter 2271 ]. SECTION 4. The following chapters of the Government Code are repealed: (1) Chapter 2271; (2) Chapter 2274; and (3) Chapter 2276. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.