HB 5043

temporary licenses for service members, veterans and spouses

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 issuance of a provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Agencies hand them out while the full application gets processed.

The bill requires state licensing agencies to promptly hand out a temporary license to military service members, veterans and military spouses who apply for an occupational license, while the agency processes the full application. It also requires a temporary license for service members and spouses licensed in another state who give notice to practice here, pending the agency's confirmation. The temporary license lasts until the agency decides or 180 days pass, whichever comes first, and agencies must write rules by December 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5043 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. John McQueeneyRHouse 97

ITEM

relating to the issuance of a provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

WHAT IT DOES

Agencies hand them out while the full application gets processed.

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 · April 22, 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 Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Apr 22, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 22, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 22, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 29, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 29, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 8, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025Committee report distributed
May 9, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 10, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 12, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John McQueeney

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$331K Texas Sands PAC$214K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$158K

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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$330,900.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$330,900.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $80,900.00
Total: $330,900.00

canvassing $75,000.00polling $5,900.00

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 · Sep 8, 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: 101070592, 101073198.

Texas Sands PAC$214,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$214,000.00

Cash: $214,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $214,000.00

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 · Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101029510, 101059372, 101073198.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$157,954.79

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$157,954.79

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $157,954.79
Total: $157,954.79

mailers $129,351.79polling $10,800.00Other filed descriptions $10,303.00digital $7,500.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 27, 2026 to Oct 12, 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: 101070592, 101073198.

Money

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

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$330,900.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $80,900.00
Total: $330,900.00

canvassing $75,000.00polling $5,900.00

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 · Sep 8, 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: 101070592, 101073198.

Texas Sands PAC

$214,000.00

Cash: $214,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $214,000.00

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 · Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101029510, 101059372, 101073198.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$157,954.79

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $157,954.79
Total: $157,954.79

mailers $129,351.79polling $10,800.00Other filed descriptions $10,303.00digital $7,500.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 27, 2026 to Oct 12, 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: 101070592, 101073198.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4

For: 2
Against: 1
On: 1

Names

For

Self; VFW Dept of Texas1 registration
Texas Association of Business1 registration

Against

Self1 registration

On

TDLR1 registration

Sources

4 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 · April 22, 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

05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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 · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1818 by Hancock (identical)

Subjects

Military & Veterans

Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

Text

The text as introduced · 284 words

89R10592 RAL-D

By: McQueeney
H.B. No. 5043

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of a provisional license to certain

military service members, military veterans, and military spouses

to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

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

SECTION 1. Section 55.004, Occupations Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1) On receipt by a state agency of an application for a

license in accordance with this section, the agency shall promptly

issue a provisional license to the applicant while the agency

processes the application. A provisional license issued under this

subsection expires on the earlier of:

(1) the date the agency approves or denies the

provisional license holder's application for the license; or

(2) the 180th day after the date the provisional

license is issued.

SECTION 2. Section 55.0041, Occupations Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1) On receipt by a state agency of the notice and

information required by Subsections (b)(1) and (2), the agency

shall promptly issue a provisional license to the military service

member or military spouse pending the issuance of a confirmation

under Subsection (b)(3). A provisional license issued under this

subsection expires on the earlier of:

(1) the date the agency issues or denies confirmation

under Subsection (b)(3); or

(2) the 180th day after the date the provisional

license is issued.

SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, a state agency,

as defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, shall adopt rules

to implement Sections 55.004(b-1) and 55.0041(b-1), Occupations

Code, as added by this Act.

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