HB 3313

Holt’s bill setting a minimum font for ad disclosures

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 font and type size requirements for certain political advertising disclosures.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Paid-for-by lines in type no smaller than 9 points.

The bill requires the paid-for-by disclosure on non-broadcast political advertising to use an easily readable font in type no smaller than 9 points. It touches candidates, campaigns, political committees and anyone else who publishes printed or other non-broadcast political ads in Texas. Starting September 1, 2025, tiny or hard-to-read disclosure text on mailers, signs and similar ads no longer meets the law.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 25, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3313 · 2025-02-25

SOLD BY

Rep. Janis HoltRHouse 18

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to font and type size requirements for certain political advertising disclosures.

WHAT IT DOES

Paid-for-by lines in type no smaller than 9 points.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 25, 2025Filed
Mar 21, 2025Read first time
Mar 21, 2025Referred to State Affairs

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Janis Holt

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$15KMarcus Goering$11,251

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 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

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

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 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: 101012140, 101061664, 101070603.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$15,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Jun 4, 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: 101005987, 101061664.

Marcus Goering$11,250.63

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

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

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 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: 101012140, 101061664, 101070603.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Jun 4, 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: 101005987, 101061664.

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 25, 2025

03/21/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Elections--Campaign Financing

Elections--Candidates

Ethics

ADVERTISING

Text

The text as introduced · 166 words

89R13876 MZM-D

By: Holt
H.B. No. 3313

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to font and type size requirements for certain political

advertising disclosures.

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

SECTION 1. Section 255.001, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1) The disclosure required by Subsection (a) for

political advertising other than broadcast political advertising

must be in a font that is easily readable and type size that is no

smaller than 9 points.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

political advertising that is published or distributed on or after

the effective date of this Act. The publication or distribution of

political advertising before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the advertising was

published or distributed, and the former law is continued in effect

for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.