HB 2625

bill bars local noise rules on late-night restaurant deliveries

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No noise permits, no fees, no bans on the ice truck.

The bill stops the state health department, counties, cities and public health districts from requiring noise permits, charging noise fees, or banning noise from late-night deliveries of food, nonalcoholic drinks, supplies or ice to restaurants and other food service establishments. The shield applies only if deliveries take one hour or less between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. and stay at or under 75 dBA measured from the nearest home, not counting traffic and other background noise. Local noise rules can no longer block these short overnight restaurant deliveries starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House State Affairs committee 10-3 on Apr 2, 2025. Taken up on the floor on May 13, 2025 and postponed. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2625 · 2025-02-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133

ITEM

relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.

WHAT IT DOES

No noise permits, no fees, no bans on the ice truck.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 2, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 10, 2025Filed
Mar 18, 2025Read first time
Mar 18, 2025Referred to State Affairs
Mar 26, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 26, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 26, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Mar 26, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 26, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 2, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 2, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 10, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 10, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 11, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 8, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 10, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 13, 2025Read 2nd time
May 13, 2025Postponed 7/4/25 10:00 AM

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mano DeAyala

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$866K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$306K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$271K

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 17, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$865,510.35

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$865,510.35

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $815,510.35
Total: $865,510.35

advertising $805,200.00polling $10,310.35

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 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: 101009776, 101017937, 101062872, 101069959, 101072290.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$305,800.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$305,800.00

Cash: $75,000.00
Paid by others: $230,800.00
Total: $305,800.00

canvassing $175,000.00advertising $50,000.00polling $5,800.00

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 · Sep 8, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069959, 101072290.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$271,400.04

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$271,400.04

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $271,400.04
Total: $271,400.04

advertising $136,000.00mailers $70,417.04television $30,000.00polling $16,400.00Other filed descriptions $10,583.00digital $8,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 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: 101009776, 101069959, 101072290.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$865,510.35

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $815,510.35
Total: $865,510.35

advertising $805,200.00polling $10,310.35

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 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: 101009776, 101017937, 101062872, 101069959, 101072290.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$305,800.00

Cash: $75,000.00
Paid by others: $230,800.00
Total: $305,800.00

canvassing $175,000.00advertising $50,000.00polling $5,800.00

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 · Sep 8, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069959, 101072290.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$271,400.04

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $271,400.04
Total: $271,400.04

advertising $136,000.00mailers $70,417.04television $30,000.00polling $16,400.00Other filed descriptions $10,583.00digital $8,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 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: 101009776, 101069959, 101072290.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses9

For: 7
Against: 1
On: 1

Names

For

Aramark1 registration
Chick-fil-A, Inc.1 registration
Greater Houston Partnership1 registration
Self; Texas Trucking Association1 registration
Starbucks1 registration
Sysco1 registration
Texas Restaurant Association1 registration

Against

City of Irving1 registration

On

Department of State Health Services1 registration

Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 2, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 10, 2025

05/13/2025 H Postponed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 3 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1358 by Parker (identical)

Subjects

Environment--Noise

Health--General

FOOD

RESTAURANTS

Text

The text as introduced · 199 words

89R6036 SRA-F

By: DeAyala
H.B. No. 2625

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain

late-night and overnight deliveries to food service

establishments.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Section 437.029 to read as follows:

Sec. 437.029. PROHIBITED LOCAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO

CERTAIN LATE-NIGHT AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERIES TO FOOD SERVICE

ESTABLISHMENTS. Notwithstanding any other law, the department, a

county, a municipality, or a public health district may not require

a food service establishment to obtain a sound regulation permit,

charge a sound regulation fee to an establishment, or otherwise

prohibit sound-related activity at an establishment for sound

arising from the delivery of food, nonalcoholic beverages, food

service supplies, or ice to the establishment if the establishment

accepts delivery of those items for one hour or less between 10 p.m.

and 5 a.m., provided the sound level from the deliveries does not

exceed 75 dBA when measured from the residential property closest

in proximity to the establishment, excluding traffic and other

background noise that can be reasonably excluded.

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