Monitoring the Session

HB 406

bill requiring notice of economic development deals to workforce boards

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Claudia OrdazDHouse 79

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

Chapter 380 or 381 deals, notice within 14 days.

The bill requires cities and counties to send written notice to their local workforce development board within 14 days of signing, amending, or renewing a Chapter 380 or 381 economic development agreement. The notice must carry the same information the comptroller already collects on these deals. Workforce boards will now learn about local business incentive deals made on or after September 1, 2025, so they can connect those businesses with local workers and training.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 30, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB406 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Claudia OrdazDHouse 79

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

WHAT IT DOES

Chapter 380 or 381 deals, notice within 14 days.

The bill requires cities and counties to send written notice to their local workforce development board within 14 days of signing, amending, or renewing a Chapter 380 or 381 economic development agreement. The notice must carry the same information the comptroller already collects on these deals. Workforce boards will now learn about local business incentive deals made on or after September 1, 2025, so they can connect those businesses with local workers and training.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 7, 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 Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#823
  18. Read 3rd time
  19. Passed
  20. Record vote RV#971
  21. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  22. Reported engrossed
  23. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 108 yea · 33 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 30, 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

Claudia Ordaz

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$12KRandy Bowling$10,000Bobby Bowling$10,000

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 · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 21, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100982219, 101057840, 101072563.

Randy Bowling$10,000.00
Bobby Bowling$10,000.00
Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100982219, 101057840, 101072563.

Votes2

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea
108
Nay
33
Present, not voting
2
Absent
1
Excused
6
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 971

HB 406 was passed by (Record 971): 108 Yeas, 33 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 108 (published)
  • Nay: 33 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea
112
Nay
34
Present, not voting
2
Absent
0
Excused
2
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 823

HB 406 was passed to engrossment by (Record 823): 112 Yeas, 34 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 112 (published)
  • Nay: 34 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses5
For
5
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • Children at Risk1 registration
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • El Paso County1 registration
  • Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)1 registration
  • Texas Economic Development Council1 registration
Sources

5 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 fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 7, 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 Nov 12, 2024

04/30/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

Coauthors
Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

City Government--General

Economic & Industrial Development--General

Labor--Workforce Development

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

Text

The text as introduced · 277 words

89R2029 CS-D

By: Ordaz
H.B. No. 406

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic

development agreements by a municipality or county to local

workforce development boards.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 380, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 380.005 to read as follows:

Sec. 380.005. NOTICE TO LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

(a) Not later than the 14th day after the date of entering into,

amending, or renewing an agreement authorized by this chapter, a

municipality shall provide written notice of the action to the

local workforce development board created under Section 2308.253,

Government Code, for the workforce development area in which the

municipality is located.

(b) The notice provided under Subsection (a) must include

the information described by Section 403.0246(c), Government Code.

SECTION 2. Chapter 381, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 381.006 to read as follows:

Sec. 381.006. NOTICE TO LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

(a) Not later than the 14th day after the date of entering into,

amending, or renewing an agreement authorized by this chapter, a

county shall provide written notice of the action to the local

workforce development board created under Section 2308.253,

Government Code, for the workforce development area in which the

county is located.

(b) The notice provided under Subsection (a) must include

the information described by Section 403.0246(c), Government Code.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an agreement entered into, amended, or renewed on or after the

effective date of this Act.

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