HB 4726

Schofield Bill Puts A 1,000-Foot Ban On Homeless Meals And Clinics

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsNeeds review

Rep. Mike SchofieldRHouse 132

Both charges, and why

Dragnet

THE CAPTION

“relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in”…

Caption, introduced version (I)

THE TEXT

…“term includes services for shelter, medical care, meals, drug”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption pitches a limit on homeless services in certain locations, but the definition pulls in medical care, meals, job training, and financial help. Paired with a 1,000-foot buffer around any residential area, the ban can reach clinics and meal programs across most of a city. The penalty also strips any license the organization needs to operate in the state, not just a license tied to the service.

Dragnet

The hole

THE TEXT

…“to the provision of services at an overnight shelter for”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Shelter is listed as a core homeless service, yet services at overnight shelters are fully exempt. That exemption removes one of the most visible kinds of homeless service from the location ban, though meals, clinics, and other services stay covered.

The hole

Needs review · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in certain locations.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Schools, parks, any residential area. Overnight shelters exempt. Break it, lose eligibility for any license.

The bill bars any organization from providing homeless services within 1,000 feet of a school campus, a residential area, or a public park. It reaches any organization giving shelter, meals, medical care, drug rehabilitation, job training, financial help, or mental health treatment mainly to homeless people, though overnight shelters are exempt. An organization that breaks the rule becomes ineligible for any state or local license, permit, or certificate it needs to operate in Texas, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House State Affairs committee on Apr 30, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4726 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Mike SchofieldRHouse 132

ITEM

relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in certain locations.

WHAT IT DOES

Schools, parks, any residential area. Overnight shelters exempt. Break it, lose eligibility for any license.

CHARGES

[x] DRAGNETanalysis confidence 50%

THE CAPTION

“relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in”…

Caption, introduced version (I)

THE TEXT

…“term includes services for shelter, medical care, meals, drug”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 35%

THE TEXT

…“to the provision of services at an overnight shelter for”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to State Affairs
Apr 30, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 30, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 30, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 30, 2025Left pending in committee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mike Schofield

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$433K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$332K Republican Party of Texas$255K

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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$432,937.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$432,937.00

Cash: $212,000.00
Paid by others: $220,937.00
Total: $432,937.00

advertising $185,677.00Other filed descriptions $22,000.00polling $13,260.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 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: 101006866, 101027356, 101057804, 101070463, 101071373.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$331,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$331,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $131,750.00
Total: $331,750.00

canvassing $102,500.00polling $24,250.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Republican Party of Texas$254,625.06

Republican Party of Texas

$254,625.06

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $254,625.06
Total: $254,625.06

mail $254,625.06

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$432,937.00

Cash: $212,000.00
Paid by others: $220,937.00
Total: $432,937.00

advertising $185,677.00Other filed descriptions $22,000.00polling $13,260.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 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: 101006866, 101027356, 101057804, 101070463, 101071373.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$331,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $131,750.00
Total: $331,750.00

canvassing $102,500.00polling $24,250.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Republican Party of Texas

$254,625.06

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $254,625.06
Total: $254,625.06

mail $254,625.06

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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 I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

City Government--General

Safety

HOMELESS

Text

The text as introduced · 249 words

89R2001 MCF-D

By: Schofield
H.B. No. 4726

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the prohibited provision of homeless services in

certain locations.

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

SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 763 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 763. HOMELESS SERVICES

Sec. 763.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Homeless services" means services intended

primarily to benefit individuals experiencing homelessness. The

term includes services for shelter, medical care, meals, drug

rehabilitation, job training, financial assistance, and mental

health treatment.

(2) "Organization" has the meaning assigned by Section

1.201, Business & Commerce Code.

(3) "Political subdivision" means a county,

municipality, school district, junior college district, other

special district, or other subdivision of state government.

(4) "Residential area" has the meaning assigned by

Section 341.0358.

Sec. 763.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply

to the provision of services at an overnight shelter for

individuals experiencing homelessness.

Sec. 763.003. SERVICES PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS. An

organization may not provide homeless services within 1,000 feet

of:

(1) a public or private primary or secondary school

campus;

(2) a residential area; or

(3) a public park.

Sec. 763.004. VIOLATION; INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN

LICENSES. An organization that violates Section 763.003 is

ineligible to obtain a license, permit, certificate, or other

authorization necessary to operate or conduct business in this

state issued by a state agency or political subdivision.

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