HB 4719

telephone solicitation law gets a definition of telephone call

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Borrowed from Section 304.002, next door.

The bill adds a definition of "telephone call" to the state's telephone solicitation chapter by pointing to the definition already used in a related chapter, Section 304.002. It touches businesses that make sales calls in Texas and the people who receive them. On the ground, the solicitation rules will use the same meaning of "telephone call" as that related chapter, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3438 by Rep. Ramos (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.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.QUICK READ: 75 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 75 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4719 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

ITEM

relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.

WHAT IT DOES

Borrowed from Section 304.002, next door.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Rafael Anchía

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$14K Blackridge$12K

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 · Jul 30, 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 Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$13,500.00

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

$13,500.00

Cash: $13,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $13,500.00

Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Blackridge$12,000.00

Blackridge

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

$13,500.00

Cash: $13,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $13,500.00

Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Blackridge

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3438

by Rep. Ramos, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Business & Industry

Relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: 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 · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 140 by Hall (identical)

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

Utilities--Telecommunications

TELEPHONES & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

Text

The text as introduced · 75 words

89R1446 SRA-D

By: Anchía
H.B. No. 4719

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of

regulating telephone solicitations.

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

SECTION 1. Section 302.001, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended by adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows:

(6-a) "Telephone call" has the meaning assigned by

Section 304.002.

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