Monitoring the SessionHB 2830
Died in committee
The bill's operative duties are to review, evaluate, recommend and plan, so any actual reduction in reliance on dedicated revenue waits on later legislative action. The caption honestly calls it a report, which keeps this mild.
Study, task force, commission, reportInitial 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 a report by the Legislative Budget Board on the reliance by this state on certain dedicated revenue for purposes of budget certification.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The Budget Board reviews, recommends and plans. The Legislature may or may not follow.
The bill rewrites the Legislative Budget Board's existing duties on dedicated revenue, the money set aside in special accounts that the state counts toward balancing the budget. It touches only the Budget Board and the budget process, requiring the board to build review tools, make recommendations, and attach a board-adopted plan to each budget proposal covering the next three two-year budget cycles instead of six years. Nothing is cut or moved on the ground; the board writes recommendations and plans that the Legislature may or may not follow.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3258 (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 3258 (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 13, 2025 and referred to the House Appropriations committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2830 · 2025-02-13
relating to a report by the Legislative Budget Board on the reliance by this state on certain dedicated revenue for purposes of budget certification.
The Budget Board reviews, recommends and plans. The Legislature may or may not follow.
The bill rewrites the Legislative Budget Board's existing duties on dedicated revenue, the money set aside in special accounts that the state counts toward balancing the budget. It touches only the Budget Board and the budget process, requiring the board to build review tools, make recommendations, and attach a board-adopted plan to each budget proposal covering the next three two-year budget cycles instead of six years. Nothing is cut or moved on the ground; the board writes recommendations and plans that the Legislature may or may not follow.
[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 50%
The bill's operative duties are to review, evaluate, recommend and plan, so any actual reduction in reliance on dedicated revenue waits on later legislative action. The caption honestly calls it a report, which keeps this mild.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
$15,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 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: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.
$7,500.00
Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 12, 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: 100985297, 101069647.
$7,000.00
Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101059636.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$15,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 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: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.
$7,500.00
Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 12, 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: 100985297, 101069647.
$7,000.00
Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101059636.
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. Howard, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 11, 2023: Referred to Finance
Relating to a report by the Legislative Budget Board on the reliance by this state on certain dedicated revenue for purposes of budget certification.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 13, 2025
03/19/2025 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
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 · Appropriations · Final status: Died in committee
State Finances--Appropriations
State Finances--Budget
State Finances--Management & Control
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
The text as introduced · 299 words
89R4984 CS-D By: Howard H.B. No. 2830 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a report by the Legislative Budget Board on the reliance by this state on certain dedicated revenue for purposes of budget certification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 322.024(a), (b), and (c), Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) In this section, "available dedicated revenue" means revenue that Section 403.095 , including any reenactment of Section 403.095, makes available for certification under Section 403.121. (b) The board shall: (1) develop and implement a process to review: (A) new legislative enactments that create dedicated revenue; and (B) the appropriation and accumulation of dedicated revenue and available dedicated revenue; (2) develop and implement tools to evaluate the use of available dedicated revenue for state government financing and budgeting; and (3) develop specific and detailed recommendations on actions the legislature may reasonably take to reduce state government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section 403.095 or by any reenactment of Section 403.095 . (c) The board shall : (1) incorporate into the board's budget recommendations for each state fiscal biennium appropriate measures to reduce state government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section 403.095 or by any reenactment of Section 403.095; and (2) [ shall ] include with the budget recommendations for each state fiscal biennium a plan adopted by the board [ plans ] for further reducing state government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for those purposes for the three state fiscal bienniums that follow the adoption of those budget recommendations [ succeeding six years ]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.