Monitoring the Session

HB 4228

local officials can’t hand out unrequested voter registration forms

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Mark DorazioRHouse 122

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 prohibiting an officer or employee of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No public money for anyone else doing it either.

The bill bars local government officers and employees in Texas from handing out voter registration forms to people who did not ask for them, except as allowed under the existing volunteer deputy registrar rules. It also bars them from using public money to help anyone else hand out unrequested registration forms. Starting September 1, 2025, counties, cities and other local bodies could give out registration forms only on request, and could not fund unsolicited mailers or drives run by others.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 10, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4228 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Mark DorazioRHouse 122

ITEM

relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms.

WHAT IT DOES

No public money for anyone else doing it either.

The bill bars local government officers and employees in Texas from handing out voter registration forms to people who did not ask for them, except as allowed under the existing volunteer deputy registrar rules. It also bars them from using public money to help anyone else hand out unrequested registration forms. Starting September 1, 2025, counties, cities and other local bodies could give out registration forms only on request, and could not fund unsolicited mailers or drives run by others.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Elections
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mark Dorazio

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$381KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$211KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$160K

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 24, 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 Conservative Majority PAC$381,050.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$381,050.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$281,050.00
Total
$381,050.00
canvassing $239,000.00advertising $25,000.00polling $17,050.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069938, 101072345.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$211,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$211,000.00

Cash
$205,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$211,000.00
polling $6,000.00

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: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101069938, 101072345.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$160,036.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$160,036.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$35,036.00
Total
$160,036.00
mail $35,036.00

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 · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 24, 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: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101061158, 101069938.

Money

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

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$381,050.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$281,050.00
Total
$381,050.00
canvassing $239,000.00advertising $25,000.00polling $17,050.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069938, 101072345.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$211,000.00

Cash
$205,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$211,000.00
polling $6,000.00

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: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101069938, 101072345.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$160,036.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$35,036.00
Total
$160,036.00
mail $35,036.00

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 · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 24, 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: 101007777, 101036063, 101041570, 101061158, 101069938.

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 10, 2025

03/31/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM

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--Registration & Suffrage

State Finances--Management & Control

Text

The text as introduced · 156 words

89R7964 TSS-D

By: Dorazio
H.B. No. 4228

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of a political

subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter

registration application forms.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is

amended by adding Section 13.009 to read as follows:

Sec. 13.009. DISTRIBUTION OF APPLICATION. (a) Except as

provided by Subchapter B, an officer or employee of a political

subdivision of this state may not distribute a form on which a

person may apply for registration to a person who did not request

it.

(b) An officer or employee of a political subdivision of

this state may not use public funds to facilitate the distribution

by another person of a form described by Subsection (a) to a person

who did not request it.

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