Monitoring the Session

HB 3401

Money’s bill repealing no-fault divorce

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Brent MoneyRHouse 2

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 repealing insupportability as a ground for divorce.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Insupportability goes as a ground for divorce.

The bill repeals the Texas law that lets a court grant a divorce on the ground of insupportability, which is the no-fault ground. It touches every married Texan who files for divorce on or after September 1, 2025. After that date, a spouse would have to rely on the other grounds left in the Family Code, while suits filed earlier keep the old rules.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 132 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 132 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 26, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3401 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Rep. Brent MoneyRHouse 2

ITEM

relating to repealing insupportability as a ground for divorce.

WHAT IT DOES

Insupportability goes as a ground for divorce.

The bill repeals the Texas law that lets a court grant a divorce on the ground of insupportability, which is the no-fault ground. It touches every married Texan who files for divorce on or after September 1, 2025. After that date, a spouse would have to rely on the other grounds left in the Family Code, while suits filed earlier keep the old rules.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brent Money

Donors

Justice for Victims PAC$50KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43K

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 20, 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.

Justice for Victims PAC$50,000.00

Justice for Victims PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 25, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 25, 2025. 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: 101032028.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

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 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101008625, 101072662.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100982039, 101008625, 101032028, 101052760, 101072662.

Money

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

×

Justice for Victims PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 25, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 25, 2025. 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: 101032028.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

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 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101008625, 101072662.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100982039, 101008625, 101032028, 101052760, 101072662.

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 26, 2025

03/21/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: 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.

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

Subjects

Family--Marriage Relationship

DIVORCE

Text

The text as introduced · 132 words

89R8330 KRM-D

By: Money
H.B. No. 3401

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to repealing insupportability as a ground for divorce.

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

SECTION 1. Section 6.001, Family Code, is repealed.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act by the repeal

of Section 6.001, Family Code, applies only to a suit for

dissolution of a marriage that is filed on or after the effective

date of this Act. A suit for dissolution of a marriage filed before

the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect

immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former

law is continued in effect for that purpose.

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