Monitoring the Session

HB 3673

bill fixing provisional license terms at six months

Companion SB 1080 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. David CookRHouse 96

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 the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

For inmates, the clock starts on release day.

The bill sets the provisional occupational license for applicants with criminal convictions at a fixed six-month term, and says that for a state prison inmate that term starts on the day of release. It touches state licensing agencies and license applicants with convictions, including people still in Texas prisons. On the ground, an inmate can be licensed before release without the six months running out while still locked up, and people convicted of the offenses already excluded under existing law remain left out.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3673 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Rep. David CookRHouse 96 Rep. Candy NobleRHouse 89 Rep. Dade PhelanRHouse 21

+ 2 more authors, 142 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

WHAT IT DOES

For inmates, the clock starts on release day.

The bill sets the provisional occupational license for applicants with criminal convictions at a fixed six-month term, and says that for a state prison inmate that term starts on the day of release. It touches state licensing agencies and license applicants with convictions, including people still in Texas prisons. On the ground, an inmate can be licensed before release without the six months running out while still locked up, and people convicted of the offenses already excluded under existing law remain left out.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 25, 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. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Companion considered in lieu of SB 1080
  18. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Cook

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$350KGOPAC Election Fund$115KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$60K

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 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$350,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$350,000.00

Cash
$350,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$350,000.00

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 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: 101012315, 101037124, 101037559, 101066332, 101070691.

GOPAC Election Fund$115,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$115,000.00

Cash
$115,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$115,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 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.

Report IDs: 101066332.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$60,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

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 · Sep 12, 2025 to Jul 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: 101037124, 101037559, 101066332.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$350,000.00

Cash
$350,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$350,000.00

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 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: 101012315, 101037124, 101037559, 101066332, 101070691.

×

GOPAC Election Fund

$115,000.00

Cash
$115,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$115,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 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.

Report IDs: 101066332.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

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 · Sep 12, 2025 to Jul 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: 101037124, 101037559, 101066332.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses23
For
20
Against
0
On
3
Names

For

  • Alliance for Safety and Justice1 registration
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Texas1 registration
  • Doug Deason1 registration
  • EdTrust in Texas1 registration
  • Institute for Justice1 registration
  • Lone Star Justice Alliance1 registration
  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; Incarcerated Women’s Project1 registration
  • Self; Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance1 registration
  • Self; TX C.U.R.E.1 registration
  • Tecas Constructuon Association1 registration
  • Texas 20361 registration
  • Texas Appleseed1 registration
  • Texas Association of Business1 registration
  • Texas Association of Goodwills1 registration
  • Texas Business Leadership Council1 registration
  • Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration
  • United Ways of Texas1 registration

On

  • TDLR1 registration
  • Windham School District2 registrations
Sources

23 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 H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 25, 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 Mar 4, 2025

05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

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
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 Alma A. AllenDHouse 131 Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103 Trent AshbyRHouse 9 Jeff BarryRHouse 29 Cecil Bell Jr.RHouse 3 Keith BellRHouse 4 Diego M. BernalDHouse 123 Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Greg BonnenRHouse 24 Rhetta Andrews BowersDHouse 113 John BryantDHouse 114 Brad BuckleyRHouse 54 John H. Bucy IIIDHouse 136 Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Angie Chen ButtonRHouse 112 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Elizabeth "Liz" CamposDHouse 119 Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98 Sheryl ColeDHouse 46 Nicole CollierDHouse 95 Philip CortezDHouse 117 Tom CraddickRHouse 82 Charles CunninghamRHouse 127 Pat CurryRHouse 56 Drew DarbyRHouse 72 Aicha DavisDHouse 109 Yvonne DavisDHouse 111 Jay DeanRHouse 7 Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142 Paul DysonRHouse 14 Caroline FairlyRHouse 87 Lulu FloresDHouse 51 James FrankRHouse 69 Erin GámezDHouse 38 Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115 Josey GarciaDHouse 124 Linda GarciaDHouse 107 Gary GatesRHouse 28 Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Charlie GerenRHouse 99 Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120 Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75 Vikki GoodwinDHouse 47 R.D. "Bobby" GuerraDHouse 41 Ryan GuillenRHouse 31 Sam HarlessRHouse 126 Cody HarrisRHouse 8 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Brian HarrisonRHouse 10 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Cole HefnerRHouse 5 Ana HernandezDHouse 143 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Gina HinojosaDHouse 49 Janis HoltRHouse 18 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Lacey HullRHouse 138 Todd HunterRHouse 32 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Ann JohnsonDHouse 134 Jolanda "Jo" JonesDHouse 147 Venton JonesDHouse 100 Helen KerwinRHouse 58 Ken KingRHouse 88 Stan KitzmanRHouse 85 Marc LaHoodRHouse 121 Suleman LalaniDHouse 76 Stan LambertRHouse 71 Brooks LandgrafRHouse 81 Jeff LeachRHouse 67 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 Oscar LongoriaDHouse 35 Janie LopezRHouse 37 Ray LopezDHouse 125 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 David LoweRHouse 91 J. M. LozanoRHouse 43 John LujanRHouse 118 Shelley LutherRHouse 62 Christian ManuelDHouse 22 Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39 Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116 Don McLaughlinRHouse 80 John McQueeneyRHouse 97 Will MetcalfRHouse 16 Morgan MeyerRHouse 108 Terry MezaDHouse 105 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Joe MoodyDHouse 78 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148 Christina MoralesDHouse 145 Eddie MoralesDHouse 74 Matt MorganRHouse 26 Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36 Mike OlcottRHouse 60 Tom OliversonRHouse 130 Claudia OrdazDHouse 79 Angelia OrrRHouse 13 Jared PattersonRHouse 106 Dennis PaulRHouse 129 Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144 Vincent PerezDHouse 77 Katrina PiersonRHouse 33 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70 Richard Peña RaymondDHouse 42 Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27 Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61 Ana-María Rodríguez RamosDHouse 102 Ramon Romero Jr.DHouse 90 Toni RoseDHouse 110 Jon E. RosenthalDHouse 135 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44 Matt ShaheenRHouse 66 Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11 Lauren Ashley SimmonsDHouse 146 Shelby SlawsonRHouse 59 John T. SmitheeRHouse 86 David SpillerRHouse 68 Valoree SwansonRHouse 150 James TalaricoDHouse 50 Carl H. TepperRHouse 84 Senfronia ThompsonDHouse 141 Tony TinderholtRHouse 94 Steve TothRHouse 15 Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19 Chris TurnerDHouse 101 Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1 Cody VasutRHouse 25 Denise VillalobosRHouse 34 Wes VirdellRHouse 53 Hubert VoDHouse 149 Armando WalleDHouse 140 Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139 Trey WhartonRHouse 12 Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20 Gene WuDHouse 137 Erin ZwienerDHouse 45

House committee · Corrections · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1080 by West (identical)

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 226 words

89R7715 RAL-F

By: Cook
H.B. No. 3673

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to

certain applicants with criminal convictions.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 53.0211(b) and (c), Occupations Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(b) Notwithstanding any law other than Subsection (a) and

unless the applicant has been convicted of an offense described by

Section 53.021(a), a licensing authority shall issue to an

otherwise qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense:

(1) the license for which the applicant applied; or

(2) a provisional license valid for a term of six

months [ described by Subsection (c) ].

(c) The term of a provisional license issued to an applicant

who is an inmate imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal

Justice begins on the date the applicant is released [ A licensing

authority may issue a provisional license for a term of six months

to an applicant who has been convicted of an offense ].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.