Monitoring the Session

HB 4188

Nonprofits With $500K-Plus Local Contracts Hand Over Top Salaries

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

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 the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

The city or county posts it. Enforcement? The attorney general sues the city or county.

The bill requires a nonprofit that holds a contract worth more than $500,000 a year with a county, city, or economic development corporation to hand over its operating budget and the salaries of its highest-paid employees. The city or county must post that information on its website, and the comptroller must publish a yearly median state-employee salary that sets the salary cutoff. Electric cooperatives, the grid's independent organization, and water supply corporations are exempt, and the attorney general can sue the city or county, not the nonprofit, to enforce the rule on contracts signed after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee 6-4 on Apr 28, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4188 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

ITEM

relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions.

WHAT IT DOES

The city or county posts it. Enforcement? The attorney general sues the city or county.

The bill requires a nonprofit that holds a contract worth more than $500,000 a year with a county, city, or economic development corporation to hand over its operating budget and the salaries of its highest-paid employees. The city or county must post that information on its website, and the comptroller must publish a yearly median state-employee salary that sets the salary cutoff. Electric cooperatives, the grid's independent organization, and water supply corporations are exempt, and the attorney general can sue the city or county, not the nonprofit, to enforce the rule on contracts signed after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 30, 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 Intergovernmental Affairs
  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. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

CARVE-OUT · analysis confidence 30%

THE TEXT

“an electric cooperative as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code;”

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

Electric cooperatives, the grid's certified independent organization, and water supply corporations are excused from the disclosure duty that binds every other large nonprofit contractor. The caption says the bill covers only certain nonprofits, so this is a small favor to utility nonprofits rather than a defeat of the bill's main case.

FILED UNDER

TAXPAYER-FUNDED NGOS

THE TEXT

“A nonprofit organization that enters into a contract with a political subdivision shall provide the following information to the political subdivision when the contract is entered into”…

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The bill makes nonprofits that take more than $500,000 a year in city, county, or economic development money disclose their budgets and top salaries for public posting.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ellen Troxclair

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5K

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 29, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

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 · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 3, 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: 101031227, 101040659.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 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: 101072162.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5,083.34

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$83.34
Total
$5,083.34
advertising $83.34

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 12, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

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 · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 3, 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: 101031227, 101040659.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 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: 101072162.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$83.34
Total
$5,083.34
advertising $83.34

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 12, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses9
For
2
Against
4
On
3
Names

For

  • Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)1 registration
  • Texas Press Association1 registration

Against

  • Foundation Communities1 registration
  • Houston Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, Local 3411 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Texas State Assoc of Fire Fighters1 registration

On

  • State Fair of Texas1 registration
  • Texas Association of Voluntary Hospitals1 registration
  • The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops1 registration
Sources

9 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 30, 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 10, 2025

05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 6 aye, 4 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 504 by Kolkhorst (identical)

Subjects

Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations

Electronic Information Systems

Financial--General

Political Subdivisions

Purchasing--Local

Purchasing--State

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 363 words

89R3226 CS-D

By: Troxclair
H.B. No. 4188

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by

certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts

with political subdivisions.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 2252, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 2252.902 to read as follows:

Sec. 2252.902. CONTRACTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. (a)

In this section:

(1) "Economic development corporation" means:

(A) a Type A corporation governed by Chapter 504,

Local Government Code; and

(B) a Type B corporation governed by Chapter 505

of that code.

(2) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization

that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a),

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt

organization in Section 501(c) of that code. The term includes an

economic development corporation.

(3) "Political subdivision" means a county,

municipality, school district, or other special district or

subdivision of state government.

(b) This section applies only to a contract between a

nonprofit organization and a political subdivision that has an

annual value of more than $500,000.

(c) A nonprofit organization that enters into a contract

with a political subdivision shall provide the following

information to the political subdivision when the contract is

entered into, and shall update the information not later than the

30th day of each fiscal year of the organization until the contract

expires:

(1) the organization's operating budget for the

current fiscal year; and

(2) the salary of each employee of the organization

that exceeds the median salary of state employees.

(d) A political subdivision that maintains an Internet

website shall publish and maintain the information received under

Subsection (c) on the website.

(e) For the purposes of this section, the comptroller shall

determine the median salary of state employees each state fiscal

year. The comptroller's determination must be published on the

comptroller's Internet website not later than October 1 of each

year.

SECTION 2. Section 2252.902, Government Code, as added by

this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the

effective date of this Act.

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