Monitoring the Session

HB 4471

bill raising the signature bar in big counties

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Matt MorganRHouse 26

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 appointment of a signature verification committee in certain counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Counties of 600,000 or more need 250 voters, up from 15.

This bill changes how many registered voters must sign a written request to force a signature verification committee in the general election for state and county officers. Counties under 600,000 people still need at least 15 voters, while counties of 600,000 or more would need at least 250 voters. In large counties it becomes harder for voters to trigger a committee that checks mail ballot signatures, and the October 1 deadline and the received-by-mail rule stay the same.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4471 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Matt MorganRHouse 26

ITEM

relating to the appointment of a signature verification committee in certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Counties of 600,000 or more need 250 voters, up from 15.

This bill changes how many registered voters must sign a written request to force a signature verification committee in the general election for state and county officers. Counties under 600,000 people still need at least 15 voters, while counties of 600,000 or more would need at least 250 voters. In large counties it becomes harder for voters to trigger a committee that checks mail ballot signatures, and the October 1 deadline and the received-by-mail rule stay the same.

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

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Matt Morgan

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$199KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$55K

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 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$199,350.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$199,350.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$74,350.00
Total
$199,350.00
canvassing $58,100.00polling $16,250.00

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 17, 2026 to Oct 8, 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: 101067971, 101072248.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150,123.30

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$150,123.30

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$45,123.30
Total
$150,123.30
mail $28,873.30polling $16,250.00

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 · Aug 20, 2026 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: 101067971, 101072248.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$55,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

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 24, 2025 to Sep 30, 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: 101006291, 101067971, 101072248.

Money

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

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$199,350.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$74,350.00
Total
$199,350.00
canvassing $58,100.00polling $16,250.00

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 17, 2026 to Oct 8, 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: 101067971, 101072248.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$150,123.30

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$45,123.30
Total
$150,123.30
mail $28,873.30polling $16,250.00

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 · Aug 20, 2026 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: 101067971, 101072248.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$55,000.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$55,000.00

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 24, 2025 to Sep 30, 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: 101006291, 101067971, 101072248.

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 12, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

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--Administration

Elections--Early Voting

Text

The text as introduced · 180 words

89R14692 LRM-F

By: Morgan
H.B. No. 4471

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the appointment of a signature verification committee

in certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 87.027, Election Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as

follows:

(a-1) A signature verification committee shall be appointed

in the general election for state and county officers on submission

to the early voting clerk of a written request for the committee

by :

(1) for a county with a population of less than

600,000, at least 15 registered voters of the county ; or

(2) for a county with a population of 600,000 or more,

at least 250 registered voters of the county .

(a-2) A [ The ] request submitted under Subsection (a-1) must

be submitted not later than the preceding October 1, and a request

submitted by mail is considered to be submitted at the time of its

receipt by the clerk.

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