Monitoring the SessionHB 2577
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 contents of a notice provided to a taxable entity that fails to file a franchise tax report when due.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Missing the deadline alone doesn’t mean a specific amount owed.
The bill bars any notice sent to a business that missed its franchise tax report deadline from claiming the business owes a specific tax amount just because it failed to file. It touches businesses subject to the Texas franchise tax and the state office that sends them notices. On the ground, late-filer notices can no longer demand a set dollar figure based only on the missed filing.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3706 (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 3706 (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 7, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2577 · 2025-02-07
relating to the contents of a notice provided to a taxable entity that fails to file a franchise tax report when due.
Missing the deadline alone doesn’t mean a specific amount owed.
The bill bars any notice sent to a business that missed its franchise tax report deadline from claiming the business owes a specific tax amount just because it failed to file. It touches businesses subject to the Texas franchise tax and the state office that sends them notices. On the ground, late-filer notices can no longer demand a set dollar figure based only on the missed filing.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 1, 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.
$37,500.00
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 · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$37,500.00
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 · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101013450, 101032507, 101072627.
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. Harrison, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 20, 2023: Referred to Ways & Means
Relating to the contents of a notice provided to a taxable entity that fails to file a franchise tax report when due.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 7, 2025
03/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
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 · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee
Taxation--Franchise
The text as introduced · 164 words
89R3217 JBD-D By: Harrison H.B. No. 2577 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the contents of a notice provided to a taxable entity that fails to file a franchise tax report when due. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 171, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 171.213 to read as follows: Sec. 171.213. NOTICE OF FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE REPORT. A notice sent to a taxable entity may not state that the taxable entity is required to pay a specific amount of franchise tax based solely on the taxable entity's failure to file a report under this subchapter when due. SECTION 2. 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.