Monitoring the Session

HB 3803

bill makes perpetual care cemetery finances confidential

Became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Stan LambertRHouse 71

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 confidentiality of certain financial information related to perpetual care cemeteries.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No public records request for the care trust fund records.

This bill makes records the state keeps about the finances of perpetual care cemeteries and their care trust funds confidential, so the public cannot get them through a public records request. It touches cemetery operators, the families who pay into their perpetual care trust funds, and members of the public or press seeking those records. On the ground, the department can still share the records with other state agencies or local governments when it thinks doing so serves the public or helps enforce a law, but ordinary citizens lose access starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on Jun 20, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Stan Lambert (R) in the House. Lead sponsor Judith Zaffirini (D) in the Senate. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3803 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Stan LambertRHouse 71

ITEM

relating to the confidentiality of certain financial information related to perpetual care cemeteries.

WHAT IT DOES

No public records request for the care trust fund records.

This bill makes records the state keeps about the finances of perpetual care cemeteries and their care trust funds confidential, so the public cannot get them through a public records request. It touches cemetery operators, the families who pay into their perpetual care trust funds, and members of the public or press seeking those records. On the ground, the department can still share the records with other state agencies or local governments when it thinks doing so serves the public or helps enforce a law, but ordinary citizens lose access starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 9, 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 Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
  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 formal meeting
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  12. Reported favorably as substituted
  13. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. Committee report distributed
  15. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  16. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  17. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  18. Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
  19. Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
  20. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  21. Transferred to Calendars Committee
  22. Committee report sent to Calendars
  23. Considered in Calendars
  24. Placed on General State Calendar
  25. Read 2nd time
  26. Passed to engrossment
  27. Record vote RV#912
  28. Read 3rd time
  29. Passed
  30. Record vote RV#1050
  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  32. Reported engrossed
  33. Received from the House
  34. Read first time
  35. Referred to Business & Commerce
  36. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  37. Considered in public hearing
  38. Left pending in committee
  39. Considered in public hearing
  40. Vote taken in committee
  41. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  42. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  43. Committee report printed and distributed
  44. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  45. Laid before the Senate
  46. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  47. Vote recorded in Journal
  48. Three day rule suspended
  49. Record vote
  50. Read 3rd time
  51. Passed
  52. Record vote
  53. Senate passage reported
  54. Reported enrolled
  55. Signed in the House
  56. Signed in the Senate
  57. Sent to the Governor
  58. Signed by the Governor
  59. Effective immediately
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 135 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 30, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 25, 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

Stan Lambert

Donors

Douglas Robison$5,000Kurt 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 · Nov 7, 2024 to Jun 23, 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.

Douglas Robison$5,000.00
Kurt Arnold$5,000.00
Jason Itkin$5,000.00
Money

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

Votes5

Senate May 25, 2025

Final passage

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to third reading, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

HB 3803 (Zaffirini) Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

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

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 25, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to third reading, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

HB 3803 (Zaffirini) Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

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

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 25, 2025

Passage to third reading

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to third reading, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to third reading. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

HB 3803 (Zaffirini) Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

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

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea
135
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
1
Excused
12
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1050

HB 3803 was passed by (Record 1050): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 135 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 12 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea
142
Nay
3
Present, not voting
2
Absent
3
Excused
0
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 912

CSHB 3803 was passed to engrossment by (Record 912): 142 Yeas, 3 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 142 (published)
  • Nay: 3 (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.

Witnesses2
For
0
Against
0
On
2
Names

On

  • Texas Department of Banking2 registrations
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.

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 9, 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 5, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

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

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21

House committee · Pensions, Investments & Financial Services · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Cemeteries

Protection of Personal Information

BANKING, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 175 words

89R11007 EAS-F

By: Lambert
H.B. No. 3803

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the confidentiality of certain financial information

related to perpetual care cemeteries.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 712, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 712.010 to read as follows:

Sec. 712.010. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN

FINANCIAL INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),

records or other information retained by the department that relate

to the financial condition of a perpetual care cemetery or

perpetual care trust fund are confidential and not subject to

disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) The department may disclose records or other

information described by Subsection (a) to this state, a political

subdivision of this state, or an agency of this state if the

department considers disclosure to be in the best interest of the

public or necessary or proper to aid in the enforcement of a law or

rule.

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