Monitoring the Session

HB 2950

2nd Multicounty Court at Law loses its civil ceiling

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. J. M. LozanoRHouse 43

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 the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Any dollar amount for Bee, Live Oak and McMullen Counties.

The bill lets the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law hear civil cases of any dollar amount, removing the old ceiling that kept larger civil suits in district court. It touches the courts, judges and litigants in Bee, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, and it adds the multicounty court judge to each county's juvenile board. Bigger civil cases filed after the effective date can go to this court, and the court's judge gets a seat on three juvenile boards.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 18, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2950 · 2025-02-18

SOLD BY

Rep. J. M. LozanoRHouse 43

ITEM

relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Any dollar amount for Bee, Live Oak and McMullen Counties.

The bill lets the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law hear civil cases of any dollar amount, removing the old ceiling that kept larger civil suits in district court. It touches the courts, judges and litigants in Bee, Live Oak and McMullen Counties, and it adds the multicounty court judge to each county's juvenile board. Bigger civil cases filed after the effective date can go to this court, and the court's judge gets a seat on three juvenile boards.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

J. M. Lozano

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20KTexas Sands PAC$4KRICHARD WEEKLEY$2,500

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 · Nov 11, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 21, 2025 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: 101033942, 101072986.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 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: 101064628.

RICHARD WEEKLEY$2,500.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 21, 2025 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: 101033942, 101072986.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 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: 101064628.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 18, 2025

03/19/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 1260 by Zaffirini (identical)

Subjects

BEE COUNTY (G66I8)

LIVE OAK COUNTY (GK9JK)

MCMULLEN COUNTY (GY6ZY)

Courts--County & Statutory

Juvenile Boards & Officers

Text

The text as introduced · 373 words

89R8557 BCH-D

By: Lozano
H.B. No. 2950

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and

the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and

McMullen Counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25.2704(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section

25.0003 and other law, the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law has

concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts, including

[ except ] in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds

the maximum amount provided by Section 25.0003(c)(1).

SECTION 2. Section 152.0191(a), Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The juvenile board of Bee County is composed of the

county judge , [ and ] the district judges in Bee County , and the judge

of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law .

SECTION 3. Section 152.1551(a), Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The juvenile board of Live Oak County is composed of the

county judge , [ and ] the district judges in Live Oak County , and the

judge of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law .

SECTION 4. Section 152.1621(a), Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The juvenile board of McMullen County is composed of the

county judge , [ and ] the district judges in McMullen County , and the

judge of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law .

SECTION 5. Section 25.2704(a), Government Code, as amended

by this Act, applies only to a case filed or proceeding commenced on

or after the effective date of this Act. A case filed or proceeding

commenced before that date is governed by the law in effect on the

date the case was filed or the proceeding was commenced, and the

former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 6. 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.