HB 4005

bill moving special election runoffs to within 30 days

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 election dates for certain special and runoff elections.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Down from 70 to 77 days for congressional and legislative vacancies.

The bill moves up the dates of several Texas elections: runoffs for any special election must be held no later than 30 days after the main election's final count, instead of between 70 and 77 days for congressional and legislative vacancies. The party primary runoff moves to the fourth Tuesday after the primary, dropping the requirement that it fall in May, and special elections to fill vacancies must generally be held within 90 days of the vacancy unless a uniform election date is close. Voters, candidates and county election officials face shorter calendars for elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 6, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4005 · 2025-03-06

SOLD BY

Rep. Brent MoneyRHouse 2

ITEM

relating to the election dates for certain special and runoff elections.

WHAT IT DOES

Down from 70 to 77 days for congressional and legislative vacancies.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 6, 2025Filed
Mar 27, 2025Read first time
Mar 27, 2025Referred to Elections

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brent Money

Donors

Justice for Victims PAC$50K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43K

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 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.

Justice for Victims PAC$50,000.00

Justice for Victims PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 25, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 25, 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: 101032028.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101008625, 101072662.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash: $42,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $42,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100982039, 101008625, 101032028, 101052760, 101072662.

Money

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

Justice for Victims PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 25, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 25, 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: 101032028.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101008625, 101072662.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash: $42,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $42,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100982039, 101008625, 101032028, 101052760, 101072662.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 6, 2025

03/27/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Elections · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Elections--General

Elections--Primaries

State Officers

Text

The text as introduced · 281 words

89R13151 MLH-D

By: Money
H.B. No. 4005

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the election dates for certain special and runoff

elections.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2.025(d), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(d) A runoff election for a special election [ to fill a

vacancy in Congress or a special election to fill a vacancy in the

legislature ], except an election ordered as an emergency election

under Section 41.0011 or an election held as an expedited election

under Section 203.013, shall be held not [ earlier than the 70th day

or ] later than the 30th [ 77th ] day after the date the final canvass

of the main election is completed.

SECTION 2. Section 41.007(b), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) The runoff primary election date is the fourth Tuesday

[ in May ] following the general primary election.

SECTION 3. Section 203.004(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a special election

shall be held not later than the 90th day after the date the vacancy

occurs, unless the vacancy occurs on or after the 120th day before

and not later than the 36th day before the date of the next uniform

election date, in which case the special election shall be held on

the first uniform election date occurring on or after the 36th day

after the date the election is ordered.

SECTION 4. This Act applies only to an election ordered on

or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.