Monitoring the SessionHB 2936
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 asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No conviction, no taking the cash or car.
The bill requires a final criminal conviction before the state can take property through civil asset forfeiture, and it bars the state from using illegally obtained evidence in forfeiture cases. It touches property owners whose cash, cars or other assets are seized, and the prosecutors who bring forfeiture cases. On the ground, a court must throw out a forfeiture case once the underlying charge is dismissed or the owner is acquitted, even if the owner never answered the state's complaint.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 928 (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 928 (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 18, 2025 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2936 · 2025-02-18
relating to asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
No conviction, no taking the cash or car.
The bill requires a final criminal conviction before the state can take property through civil asset forfeiture, and it bars the state from using illegally obtained evidence in forfeiture cases. It touches property owners whose cash, cars or other assets are seized, and the prosecutors who bring forfeiture cases. On the ground, a court must throw out a forfeiture case once the underlying charge is dismissed or the owner is acquitted, even if the owner never answered the state's complaint.
[ ] 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 · Jul 29, 2024 to Oct 17, 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.
$65,748.00
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 17, 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
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 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$65,748.00
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 17, 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: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
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 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 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: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 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: 101044523, 101061631.
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. Dutton, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 21, 2023: Left pending in subcommittee
Relating to asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 18, 2025
03/19/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
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 · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Criminal Procedure--General
CRIMINAL ASSET FORFEITURE
The text as introduced · 340 words
89R11393 LHC-D By: Dutton H.B. No. 2936 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 59.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b-1) In a forfeiture proceeding under this chapter, the attorney representing the state may only present evidence the admissibility of which would not be prohibited under Article 38.23 in the prosecution of the underlying offense giving rise to the forfeiture. (d) A final conviction for an underlying offense is required [ not a requirement ] for forfeiture under this chapter. The court shall dismiss a forfeiture proceeding on proof [ An owner or interest holder may present evidence ] of a dismissal or acquittal of the [ an ] underlying offense regardless of whether the owner or interest holder has met any requirements under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure in the forfeiture proceeding, including answering the state's civil complaint [ in a forfeiture proceeding, and evidence of an acquittal raises a presumption that the property or interest that is the subject of the hearing is nonforfeitable. This presumption can be rebutted by evidence that the owner or interest holder knew or should have known that the property was contraband ]. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to property subject to forfeiture on the basis of an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. Property subject to forfeiture on the basis of 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 occurred before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.