Monitoring the SessionHB 453
Died in committee
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
relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The fine goes up to $500,000, with 20 to 99 years or life.
This bill raises the punishment for delivering a drug listed in Penalty Group 1-B to a child, from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony carrying 20 to 99 years or life and a fine of up to $500,000. It makes the offense a capital felony if the child, or another child, dies from using any amount of the delivered drug, even if it was mixed with something else. It touches anyone who delivers these drugs to children, and it applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3578 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3578 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB453 · 2024-11-12
relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child.
The fine goes up to $500,000, with 20 to 99 years or life.
This bill raises the punishment for delivering a drug listed in Penalty Group 1-B to a child, from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony carrying 20 to 99 years or life and a fine of up to $500,000. It makes the offense a capital felony if the child, or another child, dies from using any amount of the delivered drug, even if it was mixed with something else. It touches anyone who delivers these drugs to children, and it applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 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.
$684,547.30
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 4, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.
$443,776.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 12, 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: 101068130, 101070151.
$124,437.26
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 29, 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.
Report IDs: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$684,547.30
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 4, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.
$443,776.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 12, 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: 101068130, 101070151.
$124,437.26
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 29, 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.
Report IDs: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Bumgarner, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/28/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Crimes--Drugs
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
Minors--Crimes Against
The text as introduced · 303 words
89R2592 CJD-D By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 453 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 481.122(c), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree , except that an offense under this section is: (1) a felony of the first degree punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 20 years, and a fine not to exceed $500,000, if the actor delivers a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B to a child; or (2) a capital felony if the actor delivers a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B to a child and that child or another child dies as a result of injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or introducing into the child's body any amount of the controlled substance delivered by the actor, regardless of whether the controlled substance was used by itself or with another substance, including a drug, adulterant, or dilutant . SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.