Monitoring the SessionHB 4782
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 the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
From the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, in fire-code counties.
The bill lets a county that has adopted a fire code require its county fire marshal to hold a Texas Commission on Fire Protection certification as head of a prevention-only fire department. It touches counties with adopted fire codes and the people they commission as fire marshal. Those counties gain an optional hiring qualification for fire marshals commissioned on or after September 1, 2025, and nothing is mandatory.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3465 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3465 (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.QUICK READ: 129 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 129 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).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs subcommittee on County & Regional Government. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB4782 · 2025-03-13
relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.
From the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, in fire-code counties.
The bill lets a county that has adopted a fire code require its county fire marshal to hold a Texas Commission on Fire Protection certification as head of a prevention-only fire department. It touches counties with adopted fire codes and the people they commission as fire marshal. Those counties gain an optional hiring qualification for fire marshals commissioned on or after September 1, 2025, and nothing is mandatory.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jun 26, 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.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101026922.
$9,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101026922.
$9,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.
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. Martinez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 16, 2023: Referred to Local Government
Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: 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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
County Government--Employees/Officers
Fire Fighters & Police--General
FIRE MARSHAL
The text as introduced · 129 words
89R15838 MZM-F By: Martinez H.B. No. 4782 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 352.012, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) A county that has adopted a fire code under Subchapter C, Chapter 233, may require that the county fire marshal be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a prevention-only fire department. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a fire marshal commissioned by a county on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.