Monitoring the Session

HB 323

every local government must use E-verify

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

Counties, cities, school districts and special districts, for all new hires.

The bill requires every Texas county, city, school district, junior college district and other special district to sign up for and use the federal E-verify system for all new hires. It touches local government employers and the staff who handle their hiring paperwork. Starting September 1, 2025, a local employee responsible for that check can be fired on the spot for failing to run it.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 602 by Rep. Shaheen (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 602 by Rep. Shaheen (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.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee 7-3 on Apr 28, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB323 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68 Rep. Carl H. TepperRHouse 84 Rep. Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

+ 3 coauthors

ITEM

relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

WHAT IT DOES

Counties, cities, school districts and special districts, for all new hires.

The bill requires every Texas county, city, school district, junior college district and other special district to sign up for and use the federal E-verify system for all new hires. It touches local government employers and the staff who handle their hiring paperwork. Starting September 1, 2025, a local employee responsible for that check can be fired on the spot for failing to run it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 13, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Spiller

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KMax Poynor$10,000Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10K

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 · Oct 28, 2024 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

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 · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 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: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

Max Poynor$10,000.00
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987103, 101057871.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

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 · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 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: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987103, 101057871.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses14
For
10
Against
4
On
0
Names

For

  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; Texans for Strong Borders1 registration
  • Self; True Texas Projecr1 registration
  • Self; True Texas Project4 registrations
  • Self; True texas project1 registration
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Against

  • ACLU of Texas1 registration
  • Every Texan1 registration
  • Self; Texas Freedom Network1 registration
  • Self; Workers Defense Action Fund1 registration
Sources

14 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 fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 13, 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 H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 602

by Rep. Shaheen, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

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.

Coauthors
Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Helen KerwinRHouse 58

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 7 aye, 3 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

HB 1019 by Shaheen (duplicate)

Subjects

Aliens

Electronic Information Systems

Labor--General

Political Subdivisions

Text

The text as introduced · 175 words

89R3127 DRS-D

By: Spiller
H.B. No. 323

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to

participate in the federal electronic verification of employment

authorization program, or E-verify.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:

Sec. 180.011. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION. (a)

In this section:

(1) "E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by

Section 673.001, Government Code.

(2) "Political subdivision" means a county,

municipality, school district, junior college district, other

special district, or other subdivision of state government.

(b) A political subdivision shall register and participate

in the E-verify program to verify information of all new employees.

(c) An employee of a political subdivision who is

responsible for verifying information of new employees of the

political subdivision as required by Subsection (b) is subject to

immediate termination of employment if the employee fails to comply

with that subsection.

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