HB 4732: Texas recognizes the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas

Caption

relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

Summary

Official state recognition, with substantial governmental powers.

The bill writes into state law that Texas officially recognizes the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas as a Native American Indian Tribe with substantial governmental powers. It touches the tribe and its members, and any program that serves state-recognized tribes. The tribe becomes eligible for programs, services, benefits, and marketing and sales authorizations open to state-recognized tribes, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 231 by Sen. Hinojosa (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 231 by Sen. Hinojosa (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: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 15, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4732 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Erin GámezDHouse 38

Rep. John McQueeneyRHouse 97

Rep. Dade PhelanRHouse 21

ITEM

relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

WHAT IT DOES

Official state recognition, with substantial governmental powers.

The bill writes into state law that Texas officially recognizes the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas as a Native American Indian Tribe with substantial governmental powers. It touches the tribe and its members, and any program that serves state-recognized tribes. The tribe becomes eligible for programs, services, benefits, and marketing and sales authorizations open to state-recognized tribes, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 1, 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, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 30, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 30, 2025Left pending in committee
May 1, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 1, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 1, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 7, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 7, 2025Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025Read 2nd time
May 14, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025Record vote RV#2527
May 14, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025Read 3rd time
May 15, 2025Passed
May 15, 2025Record vote RV#2641
May 15, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025Reported engrossed
May 15, 2025Received from the House

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 99 yea · 40 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 15, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Erin Gámez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND$18K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15K

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 24, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101060219, 101072494.

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND$18,375.00

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND

$18,375.00

Cash: $18,000.00
Paid by others: $375.00
Total: $18,375.00

consulting $375.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2025. 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: 100987285, 101029258.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,250.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,250.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $15,250.00

advertising $250.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 19, 2024 to Sep 17, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101069662.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Jul 24, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101060219, 101072494.

×

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND

$18,375.00

Cash: $18,000.00
Paid by others: $375.00
Total: $18,375.00

consulting $375.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Jul 7, 2025. 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: 100987285, 101029258.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,250.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $250.00
Total: $15,250.00

advertising $250.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 19, 2024 to Sep 17, 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: 100987285, 101012324, 101029258, 101069662.

Votes2

House May 15, 2025

Yea: 99
Nay: 40
Present, not voting: 3
Absent: 1
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2641

HB 4732 was passed by (Record 2641): 99 Yeas, 40 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 99 (published)
Nay: 40 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 14, 2025

Yea: 104
Nay: 31
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 7
Excused: 6

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2527

CSHB 4732 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2527): 104 Yeas, 31 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 104 (published)
Nay: 31 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses7

For: 7
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas1 registration
Lipan apache tribe of texas1 registration
Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
Self3 registrations
Self; Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas1 registration

Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 1, 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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R SB 231

by Sen. Hinojosa, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/15/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 15 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1634 by Hinojosa, Adam (identical)

HB 4988 by Lopez, Janie (duplicate)

Subjects

Amusements, Games, Sports

Courts--General

Legislature

GAMBLING

LIPAN APACHE TRIBE OF TEXAS (SI1KK)

NATIVE AMERICANS

Text

The text as introduced · 196 words

89R15186 BEE-D

By: Gámez
H.B. No. 4732

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Title 11, Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

TITLE 11. STATE SYMBOLS , RECOGNITIONS, AND HONORS; PRESERVATION

SECTION 2. The heading to Subtitle A, Title 11, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBTITLE A. STATE SYMBOLS , RECOGNITIONS, AND HONORS

SECTION 3. Subtitle A, Title 11, Government Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 3102 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 3102. STATE RECOGNITION

Sec. 3102.001. STATE RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN

TRIBE. The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is designated and recognized

by this state as a Native American Indian Tribe exercising

substantial governmental powers and duties. The tribe is

recognized as eligible for all programs, services, authorizations,

including marketing and sales authorizations, and other benefits

provided to state-recognized Native American Indian Tribes by the

United States, this state, or any other state because of the tribe

members' status as Native American Indians.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

AGAVE DEMOCRATIC INFRASRUCTURE FUND

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

House May 15, 2025

House May 14, 2025

For

88R SB 231

Companion