Monitoring the Session

HB 3488

bill moving civil commitment defense to Board of Criminal Justice

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133

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 representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Taken from the Office of State Counsel for Offenders.

The bill takes the duty to represent poor people facing civil commitment under this chapter away from the Office of State Counsel for Offenders and gives it to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. It touches indigent people in these commitment proceedings, the board, and the courts that hear these cases. On the ground, the board must provide their representation, and if it cannot, the court still has to appoint other counsel, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 8, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3488 · 2025-02-27

SOLD BY

Rep. Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133

ITEM

relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.

WHAT IT DOES

Taken from the Office of State Counsel for Offenders.

The bill takes the duty to represent poor people facing civil commitment under this chapter away from the Office of State Counsel for Offenders and gives it to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. It touches indigent people in these commitment proceedings, the board, and the courts that hear these cases. On the ground, the board must provide their representation, and if it cannot, the court still has to appoint other counsel, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 8, 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 Corrections
  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 public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#1645
  18. Read 3rd time
  19. Passed
  20. Record vote RV#1761
  21. Reported engrossed
  22. Received from the House
  23. Read first time
  24. Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 122 yea · 23 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 8, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mano DeAyala

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$866KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$306KAssociated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$271K

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 · Jul 17, 2024 to Oct 24, 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$865,510.35

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$865,510.35

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$815,510.35
Total
$865,510.35
advertising $805,200.00polling $10,310.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101009776, 101017937, 101062872, 101069959, 101072290.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$305,800.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$305,800.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$230,800.00
Total
$305,800.00
canvassing $175,000.00advertising $50,000.00polling $5,800.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 8, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069959, 101072290.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$271,400.04

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$271,400.04

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$271,400.04
Total
$271,400.04
advertising $136,000.00mailers $70,417.04television $30,000.00polling $16,400.00Other filed descriptions $10,583.00digital $8,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101009776, 101069959, 101072290.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$865,510.35

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$815,510.35
Total
$865,510.35
advertising $805,200.00polling $10,310.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101009776, 101017937, 101062872, 101069959, 101072290.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$305,800.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$230,800.00
Total
$305,800.00
canvassing $175,000.00advertising $50,000.00polling $5,800.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 8, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069959, 101072290.

×

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$271,400.04

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$271,400.04
Total
$271,400.04
advertising $136,000.00mailers $70,417.04television $30,000.00polling $16,400.00Other filed descriptions $10,583.00digital $8,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101009776, 101069959, 101072290.

Votes2

House May 8, 2025

Yea
122
Nay
23
Present, not voting
2
Absent
3
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1761

HB 3488 was passed by (Record 1761): 122 Yeas, 23 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 122 (published)
  • Nay: 23 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 7, 2025

Yea
124
Nay
20
Present, not voting
1
Absent
3
Excused
2
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1645

HB 3488 was passed to engrossment by (Record 1645): 124 Yeas, 20 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 124 (published)
  • Nay: 20 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses2
For
1
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Self; TX C.U.R.E.1 registration

On

  • Texas Board of Criminal Justice1 registration
Sources

2 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 8, 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 I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 27, 2025

05/12/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

House committee · Corrections · Committee vote 8 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel

CIVIL COMMITMENT

INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 183 words

89R10077 MCF-D

By: DeAyala
H.B. No. 3488

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a

civil commitment proceeding.

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

SECTION 1. Section 841.005, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 841.005. TEXAS BOARD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE [ OFFICE OF

STATE COUNSEL FOR OFFENDERS ]. (a) In this section, "board" means

the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) [ (b) ], the board

[ Office of State Counsel for Offenders ] shall provide

representation for [ represent ] an indigent person subject to a

civil commitment proceeding under this chapter.

(c) [ (b) ] If for any reason the board [ Office of State

Counsel for Offenders ] is unable to provide representation for

[ represent ] an indigent person described by Subsection (b) [ (a) ] at

a civil commitment proceeding under this chapter, the court shall

appoint other counsel to represent the indigent person.

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