Monitoring the Session

HB 2272

bill having registrars mail residence confirmation notices

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Matt MorganRHouse 26

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 confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Certain voters get a notice in the mail.

The bill requires county voter registrars to mail a residence confirmation notice to certain voters. On November 30 after each general election, any voter who is not already on the suspense list and has not voted in any election in the previous 25 months must get a notice, along with voters listed at a commercial post office box or whom the registrar otherwise believes have moved. This turns a judgment call into a fixed rule, so registrars must contact inactive voters on a set schedule starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1134 by Rep. Jetton (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 1134 by Rep. Jetton (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 Jan 30, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2272 · 2025-01-30

SOLD BY

Rep. Matt MorganRHouse 26

+ 4 coauthors

ITEM

relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

WHAT IT DOES

Certain voters get a notice in the mail.

The bill requires county voter registrars to mail a residence confirmation notice to certain voters. On November 30 after each general election, any voter who is not already on the suspense list and has not voted in any election in the previous 25 months must get a notice, along with voters listed at a commercial post office box or whom the registrar otherwise believes have moved. This turns a judgment call into a fixed rule, so registrars must contact inactive voters on a set schedule 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

Matt Morgan

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$199KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$55K

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 27, 2024 to Oct 20, 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 Conservative Majority PAC$199,350.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$199,350.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$74,350.00
Total
$199,350.00
canvassing $58,100.00polling $16,250.00

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 17, 2026 to Oct 8, 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: 101067971, 101072248.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150,123.30

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$150,123.30

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$45,123.30
Total
$150,123.30
mail $28,873.30polling $16,250.00

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 · Aug 20, 2026 to Oct 5, 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: 101067971, 101072248.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$55,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 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: 101006291, 101067971, 101072248.

Money

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

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$199,350.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$74,350.00
Total
$199,350.00
canvassing $58,100.00polling $16,250.00

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 17, 2026 to Oct 8, 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: 101067971, 101072248.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$150,123.30

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$45,123.30
Total
$150,123.30
mail $28,873.30polling $16,250.00

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 · Aug 20, 2026 to Oct 5, 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: 101067971, 101072248.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 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: 101006291, 101067971, 101072248.

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 HB 1134

by Rep. Jetton, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Elections

Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 30, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Elections: 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.

Coauthors
Richard HayesRHouse 57 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

House committee · Elections · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 396 by Kolkhorst (identical)

HB 4253 by Gerdes (duplicate)

Subjects

Elections--Registration & Suffrage

Text

The text as introduced · 205 words

89R365 MPF-D

By: Morgan
H.B. No. 2272

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter

registrar.

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

SECTION 1. Section 15.051(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) The [ If the registrar has reason to believe that a

voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the

registration records, or that the voter's residence address is a

commercial post office box or similar location that does not

correspond to a residence, the ] registrar shall deliver to a [ the ]

voter a written confirmation notice requesting confirmation of the

voter's current residence if:

(1) the voter's residence address is a commercial post

office box or similar location that does not correspond to a

residence;

(2) on November 30 following a general election:

(A) the voter's name is not on the suspense list;

and

(B) the voter has not voted in any election

during the previous 25 months; or

(3) the registrar has any other reason to believe that

a voter's current residence is different from that indicated on the

registration records .

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