Monitoring the Session

HB 4174

Highway 64 in Smith County honors Jimmy W. Seaton

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Daniel AldersRHouse 6

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 designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Markers go up from Loop 323 to the western county line.

The bill names a stretch of State Highway 64 in Smith County, from Loop 323 to the western county line, the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, which must design and put up markers at each end and along the route, subject to an existing condition in the Transportation Code. Nothing else changes on the ground except the new signs, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4174 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Daniel AldersRHouse 6

ITEM

relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway.

WHAT IT DOES

Markers go up from Loop 323 to the western county line.

The bill names a stretch of State Highway 64 in Smith County, from Loop 323 to the western county line, the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, which must design and put up markers at each end and along the route, subject to an existing condition in the Transportation Code. Nothing else changes on the ground except the new signs, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 27, 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 Transportation
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  8. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  9. Committee report distributed
  10. Committee report sent to Calendars
  11. Considered in Calendars
  12. Placed on General State Calendar
  13. Read 2nd time
  14. Postponed 6/3/25 10:00 AM
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%

THE TEXT

…“is designated as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only operative act is naming a highway segment and putting up signs for the name.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Daniel Alders

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15KJames Perkins$15,000

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 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35,275.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,275.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$275.00
Total
$35,275.00
fundraiser $275.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101071763.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,225.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,225.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$225.00
Total
$15,225.00
advertising $125.00media $100.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101068278, 101071763.

James Perkins$15,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,275.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$275.00
Total
$35,275.00
fundraiser $275.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101071763.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,225.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$225.00
Total
$15,225.00
advertising $125.00media $100.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101068278, 101071763.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses7
For
7
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • State Firefighters & Fire Marshals Association1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
Sources

7 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 I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 27, 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 10, 2025

05/14/2025 H Postponed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2515 by Hughes (identical)

Subjects

SMITH COUNTY (GU7BU)

Highways

FIRE MARSHAL JIMMY W. SEATON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (SU9V0)

SIGNS

Text

The text as introduced · 210 words

89R16777 RDR-F

By: Alders
H.B. No. 4174

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 64 in

Smith County as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 225.243 to read as follows:

Sec. 225.243. FIRE MARSHAL JIMMY W. SEATON MEMORIAL

HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County

between its intersection with State Highway Loop 323 and its

intersection with the western Smith County line is designated as

the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway. The designation

is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway

and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

SECTION 2. It is the intention of the 89th Legislature,

Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be

renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same

designation.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.