Monitoring the Session

HB 5088

local backers study their own major event’s impact

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

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 Major Events Reimbursement Program and the Events Trust Fund.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The study moves from the state office to the local organizing committee.

This bill moves the job of studying the economic impact of a state-funded major event from the state office that runs the events fund to the local organizing committee, city, or county that backed the event. Those local groups must finish the study within 10 months after the event, using existing resources, and post the results on their own website along with the tax and paperwork records the state relied on. The bill also repeals Section 480.152 of the Government Code, and it all takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 7, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Economic Development committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5088 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

ITEM

relating to the Major Events Reimbursement Program and the Events Trust Fund.

WHAT IT DOES

The study moves from the state office to the local organizing committee.

This bill moves the job of studying the economic impact of a state-funded major event from the state office that runs the events fund to the local organizing committee, city, or county that backed the event. Those local groups must finish the study within 10 months after the event, using existing resources, and post the results on their own website along with the tax and paperwork records the state relied on. The bill also repeals Section 480.152 of the Government Code, and it all takes effect 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 · April 20, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Committee substitute considered in committee
  10. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  15. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  16. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Passed to engrossment
  19. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote RV#1573
  23. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  24. Reported engrossed
  25. Received from the House
  26. Read first time
  27. Referred to Economic Development
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 113 yea · 35 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 7, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Spiller

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KMax Poynor$10,000Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10K

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 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

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 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 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: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

Max Poynor$10,000.00
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100987103, 101057871.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

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 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 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: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100987103, 101057871.

Votes1

House May 7, 2025

Yea
113
Nay
35
Present, not voting
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1573

HB 5088 (Alders, Ashby, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cunningham, Fairly, Harris, Harris Davila, Harrison, Hefner, Hopper, Isaac, Lambert, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, Money, Olcott, Oliverson, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Swanson, Tinderholt, Troxclair, Vasut, Wharton, and Wilson - no) (113 - 35 - 2) (Virdell requested to be recorded voting no after the deadline established by Rule 5, Section 52, of the House Rules.)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 1573): 148 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 113 (published)
  • Nay: 35 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses2
For
1
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Texas Travel Alliance1 registration

On

  • Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office1 registration
Sources

2 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 20, 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

05/14/2025 S Referred to Economic Development

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 · Culture, Recreation & Tourism · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Amusements, Games, Sports

City Government--General

County Government--General

Political Subdivisions

Text

The text as introduced · 293 words

By: Spiller
H.B. No. 5088

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the Major Events Reimbursement Program and the Events

Trust Fund.

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

SECTION 1. Section 478.0107, Government Code, is amended by

to read as follows:

(a) Not later than the 10th month after the last day of an

event eligible for disbursements from the fund, using existing

resources, the [ office ] local organizing committee, endorsing

municipality, or endorsing county shall complete a study in the

market area of the event on the measurable economic impact directly

attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the event.

(b) The [ office ] local organizing committee, endorsing

municipality, or endorsing county shall post on the [ office's ] its

Internet website:

(1) the results of the study conducted under

Subsection (a), including any source documentation or other

information on which the [ office ] local organizing committee,

endorsing municipality, or endorsing county relied for the study;

(2) the incremental increase in tax receipts for the

event determined under Section 478.0102 and any source

documentation or information described by Section 478.0251 on which

the office relied to determine that increase;

(3) the documentation described by Section

478.0101(3); and

(4) documentation verifying that:

(A) a request submitted under Section 478.0101 is

complete and certified as complete by the office;

(B) the office considered the information

submitted by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality,

or endorsing county to determine the incremental increase in tax

receipts under Section 478.0102 as required by Section 478.0102(b);

and

(C) each deadline established under this chapter

was met.

SECTION 2. The following provision is repealed:

(1) Section 480.152, Government Code.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.