HB 4905

bill moves the ship channel fund into the highway fund

Did not pass

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 ship channel improvement revolving fund.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Out of general revenue, into its own account.

The bill moves the ship channel improvement revolving fund out of the general revenue fund and makes it a separate account inside the state highway fund. The change affects the comptroller, who must transfer the fund's unspent balance, and the commission that runs the fund. The fund keeps the same name and the same administrator, but its money now sits in the highway fund instead of general revenue.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4905 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144

ITEM

relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.

WHAT IT DOES

Out of general revenue, into its own account.

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 11, 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 s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker
Apr 14, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Apr 14, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 14, 2025Committee substitute considered in s/c
Apr 14, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 14, 2025Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 25, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 25, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 25, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 1, 2025Vote reconsidered in committee
May 1, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 1, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 12, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 12, 2025Committee report distributed
May 13, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary Ann Perez

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$63K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55KRise' Montrell$25,000

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 1, 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 Sands PAC$63,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$63,000.00

Cash: $63,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $63,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 100985772, 101040038, 101071674.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$55,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash: $55,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $55,000.00

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 · Sep 23, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100985772, 101011400, 101028092, 101034447, 101069023.

Rise' Montrell$25,000.00

Money

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

Texas Sands PAC

$63,000.00

Cash: $63,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $63,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 100985772, 101040038, 101071674.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$55,000.00

Cash: $55,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $55,000.00

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 · Sep 23, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100985772, 101011400, 101028092, 101034447, 101069023.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses9

For: 8
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

AGC of Texas1 registration
Cheniere1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Port Houston1 registration
Port of Corpus Christi Authority1 registration
Port of Texas City1 registration
Self1 registration
Texas Ports Association1 registration

On

TxDOT1 registration

Sources

9 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 11, 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

05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1939 by Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" (identical)

Subjects

Transportation--Miscellaneous

Water--Navigation & Ports

STATE HIGHWAY FUND

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 171 words

89R7838 AND-F

By: Perez of Harris
H.B. No. 4905

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the ship channel improvement revolving fund.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56.002(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The ship channel improvement revolving fund is a

separate [ an ] account in the state highway [ general revenue ] fund.

The fund is administered by the commission.

SECTION 2. On the effective date of this Act, the

comptroller of public accounts shall transfer the unencumbered

balance of the ship channel improvement revolving fund established

under Chapter 56, Transportation Code, to an account of the same

name in the state highway fund.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.