Monitoring the SessionHB 2366
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 applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Licensed, on duty, and concealed only.
The bill exempts certain election workers from the state ban on carrying a handgun at a polling place. It covers licensed handgun carriers who are serving as election judges, or as early voting clerks or deputies acting as election judges at early voting sites, but only while they are doing those duties and only if the handgun is concealed. Starting September 1, 2025, these workers can carry a concealed handgun at the polls, while the ban stays in place for voters and everyone else.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 636 (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 636 (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 Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2366 · 2025-02-03
relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
Licensed, on duty, and concealed only.
The bill exempts certain election workers from the state ban on carrying a handgun at a polling place. It covers licensed handgun carriers who are serving as election judges, or as early voting clerks or deputies acting as election judges at early voting sites, but only while they are doing those duties and only if the handgun is concealed. Starting September 1, 2025, these workers can carry a concealed handgun at the polls, while the ban stays in place for voters and everyone else.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
$132,750.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 100996442, 101018590, 101035748, 101067950, 101072483.
$84,800.00
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 · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 15, 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: 100976997, 101018590, 101035748, 101072483.
$57,950.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 12, 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: 101035748, 101067950.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$132,750.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 100996442, 101018590, 101035748, 101067950, 101072483.
$84,800.00
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 · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 15, 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: 100976997, 101018590, 101035748, 101072483.
$57,950.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 12, 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: 101035748, 101067950.
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. Patterson, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 9, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 3, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' 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 · Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
HB 1128 by Isaac (duplicate)
Elections--Early Voting
Elections--Election Officers
Weapons
CONCEALED HANDGUNS
The text as introduced · 242 words
89R591 PRL-D By: Patterson H.B. No. 2366 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (s) to read as follows: (s) Section 46.03(a)(2) does not apply to a person who carries a concealed handgun if the person: (1) is licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code; and (2) is engaged in the performance of the person's duties as: (A) an election judge under Chapter 32, Election Code; or (B) an early voting clerk or a deputy early voting clerk who is serving as an election judge at an early voting polling place under Chapter 83 or 85, Election Code. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.