Monitoring the SessionHB 3085
Died in committee
A population floor is combined with a multi-county location and a border on a man-made lake of at least 20,000 acres. That stack of descriptors points a general-looking alcohol law at what appears to be a very small number of cities. The caption names no place and only says "certain areas of a municipality."
Bracket billInitial 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 local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
240,000+ people, two or more counties, a 20,000-acre man-made lake. The caption names no place.
The bill widens an existing local option alcohol election law so it covers a second kind of city: one with 240,000 or more people that sits in two or more counties and borders a man-made lake of at least 20,000 acres. It touches only cities that fit that description, plus the original Gulf Coast city group, and the alcohol sellers inside special zones those cities designate. Covered cities could hold elections on alcohol sales in designated zones and could adopt zoning and land-use rules for alcohol-selling businesses in those zones, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1694 by Rep. Button (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1694 by Rep. Button (Did not pass). 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 20, 2025 and referred to the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB3085 · 2025-02-20
+ 2 coauthors
relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
240,000+ people, two or more counties, a 20,000-acre man-made lake. The caption names no place.
The bill widens an existing local option alcohol election law so it covers a second kind of city: one with 240,000 or more people that sits in two or more counties and borders a man-made lake of at least 20,000 acres. It touches only cities that fit that description, plus the original Gulf Coast city group, and the alcohol sellers inside special zones those cities designate. Covered cities could hold elections on alcohol sales in designated zones and could adopt zoning and land-use rules for alcohol-selling businesses in those zones, starting September 1, 2025.
[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 80%
A population floor is combined with a multi-county location and a border on a man-made lake of at least 20,000 acres. That stack of descriptors points a general-looking alcohol law at what appears to be a very small number of cities. The caption names no place and only says "certain areas of a municipality."
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 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.
$12,000.00
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 13, 2024 to Jul 7, 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: 100987093, 101061918, 101070730.
$9,000.00
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 13, 2024 to Apr 16, 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: 100987093, 101011228, 101033763, 101061918.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101061918.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$12,000.00
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 13, 2024 to Jul 7, 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: 100987093, 101061918, 101070730.
$9,000.00
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 13, 2024 to Apr 16, 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: 100987093, 101011228, 101033763, 101061918.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101061918.
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. Button, different lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 9, 2023: Postponed
Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 20, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
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 · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Final status: Died in committee
SB 2633 by Johnson (very similar)
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
The text as introduced · 216 words
By: Bowers H.B. No. 3085 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 251.742, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: (b) This section applies only to a municipality that: (1) has a population of 15,000 or more[ ; ] and [ (2) ] is located in two counties one of which: (A) has a population of 340,000 or more; (B) contains a municipality in which at least 85 percent of the county's population resides; and (C) borders the Gulf of Mexico ; or (2) has a population of 240,000 or more and: (A) is located in two or more counties; and (B) borders a man-made lake that has a surface area of at least 20,000 acres . (i) Subject to Chapter 211, Local Government Code, the governing body of the municipality may adopt zoning and land use regulations applicable to a premises that sells alcoholic beverages in the boundaries of a zone designated under this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
