HB 3748: Manuel Bill Says Agency ‘May’ Repay Staff, Using Existing Resources

Caption

relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Client wrecks a caseworker’s property? The department may pay. Or not.

The bill lets the Department of Family and Protective Services pay back current or former employees when a client damages or destroys their personal property while the employee is on the job. It touches caseworkers and other department staff who deal with clients in the field. The department is allowed but not required to pay, and it must use money it already has, so any reimbursement depends on the agency choosing to spend from its existing budget.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 119 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 119 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).GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 2, 2025. Died in the Senate: voted out of the Health & Human Services committee 8-0, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3748 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

ITEM

relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

WHAT IT DOES

Client wrecks a caseworker’s property? The department may pay. Or not.

The bill lets the Department of Family and Protective Services pay back current or former employees when a client damages or destroys their personal property while the employee is on the job. It touches caseworkers and other department staff who deal with clients in the field. The department is allowed but not required to pay, and it must use money it already has, so any reimbursement depends on the agency choosing to spend from its existing budget.

CHARGES

[x] LIST OF FEELINGSanalysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“The department, using existing resources, may reimburse”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only operative verb is permissive "may," with no new money, so employees gain no right to be paid. It is still a real grant of spending authority, and the caption does not promise a guaranteed payment, so confidence is low.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 23, 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

Mar 4, 2025Filed
Mar 26, 2025Read first time
Mar 26, 2025Referred to Human Services
Apr 8, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 8, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 8, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 15, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 15, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 17, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 21, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 22, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 1, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 1, 2025Read 2nd time
May 1, 2025Amended 1-Manuel
May 1, 2025Passed to engrossment as amended
May 1, 2025Record vote RV#1213
May 1, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 2, 2025Read 3rd time
May 2, 2025Passed
May 2, 2025Record vote RV#1316
May 2, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 2, 2025Reported engrossed
May 5, 2025Received from the House
May 5, 2025Read first time
May 5, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services
May 22, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 23, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 23, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 23, 2025Left pending in committee
May 26, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 26, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 26, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 26, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 28, 2025Co-sponsor authorized
May 28, 2025Placed on intent calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 110 yea · 21 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 2, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

Smells

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christian Manuel

Donors

ENPAC Texas$5K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5K Texas Sands PAC$4K

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 23, 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.

ENPAC Texas$5,000.00

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 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: 101033978.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

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 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 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: 101033978.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash: $4,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101061945.

Money

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

×

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 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: 101033978.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

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 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 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: 101033978.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash: $4,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101061945.

Votes2

House May 2, 2025

Yea: 110
Nay: 21
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 7
Excused: 11

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1316

HB 3748 was passed by (Record 1316): 110 Yeas, 21 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 110 (published)
Nay: 21 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

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

House May 1, 2025

Yea: 122
Nay: 16
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 7
Excused: 4

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1213

HB 3748, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1213): 122 Yeas, 16 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 122 (published)
Nay: 16 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses9

For: 7
Against: 0
On: 2

Names

For

Dallas Police Association1 registration
National Association of Social Workers-Texas1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
Texas CASA2 registrations
TMPA1 registration

On

Department of Family and Protective Services1 registration
DFPS Resource Witness1 registration

Sources

9 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.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 23, 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

05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

SB 1528 by West (very similar)

Subjects

Property Interests--Personal Property

State Employees

State Finances--Management & Control

FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 119 words

By: Manuel
H.B. No. 3748

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and

Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code,

is amended by adding Section 40.084 to read as follows:

Sec. 40.084. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PERSONAL

PROPERTY. The department, using existing resources, may reimburse

a present or former employee of the department for loss of or damage

to personal property caused by a client of the department in the

course and scope of the employee's duties.

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

Verdict: Smells

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WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

ENPAC Texas

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

ENPAC Texas

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

House May 2, 2025

House May 1, 2025

For

On

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