HB 3770: Capriglione Efficiency Bill Orders Uncapped Hiring

Caption

relating to efficiency and strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies conducted by the Legislative Budget Board.

Summary

Efficiency reviews for at least 25 agencies, staffed with “sufficient personnel,” no cap. Three board sections repealed.

The bill requires the Legislative Budget Board to review the efficiency of state agencies on a set schedule, at least 25 agencies and 40 programs every two years, with reports due by September 1 of each even-numbered year. It also turns the board's strategic fiscal reviews from a required review of every agency up for Sunset review into an optional review the board can run whenever it thinks one is appropriate, and it repeals three other board sections. Agencies, including public universities, face regular efficiency reviews, the board's director must hire enough staff to do them, and the first two-year cycle is cut to 12 agencies and 20 programs.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 29, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Economic Development committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3770 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98

Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to efficiency and strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies conducted by the Legislative Budget Board.

WHAT IT DOES

Efficiency reviews for at least 25 agencies, staffed with “sufficient personnel,” no cap. Three board sections repealed.

The bill requires the Legislative Budget Board to review the efficiency of state agencies on a set schedule, at least 25 agencies and 40 programs every two years, with reports due by September 1 of each even-numbered year. It also turns the board's strategic fiscal reviews from a required review of every agency up for Sunset review into an optional review the board can run whenever it thinks one is appropriate, and it repeals three other board sections. Agencies, including public universities, face regular efficiency reviews, the board's director must hire enough staff to do them, and the first two-year cycle is cut to 12 agencies and 20 programs.

CHARGES

[x] CAPTION MISMATCHanalysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“Sections 322.011, 322.0165, and 322.0171, Government Code, are repealed.”

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The caption speaks only of efficiency and strategic fiscal reviews, but the bill also repeals three other board sections without saying what they do. This text does not show whether those sections are review powers, so the gap is uncertain.

[x] NEW FEE, FUND, BOARD OR APPOINTEESanalysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“The director shall employ sufficient personnel to carry out the provisions of this section.”

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The bill orders the board's director to hire as many staff as the new review schedule needs, with no cap. The caption and pitch talk about cutting waste.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 10, 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 5, 2025Filed
Mar 26, 2025Read first time
Mar 26, 2025Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
Apr 2, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 2, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 2, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 2, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 9, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 9, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 9, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 15, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 15, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 16, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 24, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 28, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 28, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 28, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 28, 2025Record vote RV#688
Apr 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#767
Apr 29, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 29, 2025Received from the House
Apr 30, 2025Read first time
Apr 30, 2025Referred to Economic Development

FILED UNDER

GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER

THE TEXT

“The director shall employ sufficient personnel to carry out the provisions of this section.”

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The bill directs the Legislative Budget Board director to hire enough new staff to run the mandatory efficiency review schedule.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 141 yea · 2 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 29, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Giovanni Capriglione

Donors

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund$5KMurt Arnold$5,000Jason Itkin$5,000

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 31, 2024 to Oct 29, 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.

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund$5,000.00

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund

$5,000.00

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

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Jul 14, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 14, 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: 101030508.

Murt Arnold$5,000.00

Jason Itkin$5,000.00

Money

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

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Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund

$5,000.00

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

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Jul 14, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 14, 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: 101030508.

Votes2

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 141
Nay: 2
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 5
Excused: 1

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 767

HB 3770 was passed by (Record 767): 141 Yeas, 2 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 141 (published)
Nay: 2 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 28, 2025

Yea: 142
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 3
Excused: 1

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 688

CSHB 3770 was passed to engrossment by (Record 688): 142 Yeas, 3 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 142 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses3

For: 3
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Self1 registration
Texas 20361 registration
Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Sources

3 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 10, 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 H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 5, 2025

04/30/2025 S Referred to Economic Development

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

Coauthors

Salman BhojaniDHouse 92

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Delivery of Government Efficiency · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

State Finances--Management & Control

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Text

The text as introduced · 415 words

89R12446 CS-F

By: Capriglione
H.B. No. 3770

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to efficiency reviews of state agencies conducted by the

Legislative Budget Board.

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

SECTION 1. Section 322.017, Government Code, is amended by

amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsections (b-1)

and (f) to read as follows:

(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned

by Section 2056.001 , except that the term includes an institution

of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code .

(b) The board shall [ periodically may ] review and analyze

the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies, programs,

management, fiscal affairs, and operations of state agencies.

(b-1) The board shall establish a schedule for the review

and analysis conducted under Subsection (b). Each state fiscal

biennium, the board shall review and analyze at least:

(1) 25 state agencies, which must include at least one

state agency from each article of the General Appropriations Act;

and

(2) 40 programs operated by the state agencies under

review during that biennium, which must include at least one

program operated by each state agency under review.

(c) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,

the [ The ] board shall report the findings of each [ the ] review and

analysis to the governor and the legislature. A report on a

reviewed program must:

(1) be published in a format prescribed by the board;

and

(2) include:

(A) recommendations for strategies to improve

effectiveness, efficiency, and service to taxpayers; and

(B) a table that:

(i) analyzes all costs, savings, cost

avoidance, expected change to state revenue, and any non-fiscal

taxpayer benefit predicted to result from increased program

effectiveness and efficiency if the strategies recommended under

Paragraph (A) were implemented; and

(ii) presents the information described by

Subparagraph (i) for a five-year period beginning with the

suggested implementation date for the strategies recommended under

Paragraph (A).

(f) The director shall employ sufficient personnel to carry

out the provisions of this section.

SECTION 2. Sections 322.011, 322.0165, and 322.0171,

Government Code, are repealed.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 322.017(b-1),

Government Code, as added by this Act, for the state fiscal biennium

ending August 31, 2027, the Legislative Budget Board is required to

review and analyze:

(1) 12 state agencies; and

(2) 20 programs operated by the 12 state agencies

reviewed during that state fiscal biennium.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund

Capital One Financial Corporation Associates Political Fund

House Apr 29, 2025

House Apr 28, 2025

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