HB 530

bill banning local guaranteed income programs

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No-strings cash is out. Work or job training requirements stay allowed.

This bill bars Texas cities, counties and other local governments from creating or running guaranteed income programs, meaning regular no-strings cash payments people can spend on anything. Programs that require recipients to look for work, work, or attend job training are not covered, and the ban does not apply if state law explicitly allows a program. Existing local programs can keep paying out until January 1, 2026, or until they expire, whichever comes first, and then they must stop.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee 6-4 on Apr 28, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB530 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

ITEM

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.

WHAT IT DOES

No-strings cash is out. Work or job training requirements stay allowed.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 13, 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

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 3, 2025Read first time
Mar 3, 2025Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
Mar 18, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 18, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 18, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 18, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 28, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 28, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 14, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 14, 2025Committee report distributed
May 14, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

Beats not yet reviewed.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ellen Troxclair

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5K

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 29, 2024 to Oct 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 3, 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: 101031227, 101040659.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 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: 101072162.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5,083.34

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $83.34
Total: $5,083.34

advertising $83.34

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 Sep 25, 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: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 3, 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: 101031227, 101040659.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 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: 101072162.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $83.34
Total: $5,083.34

advertising $83.34

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 Sep 25, 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: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses59

For: 17
Against: 42
On: 0

Names

For

FGA Action1 registration
NFIB1 registration
Self7 registrations
Self; True Texas Projecr1 registration
Self; True Texas Project4 registrations
Self; True texas project1 registration
Self; Uptoguether1 registration
Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration

Against

ACLU of Texas1 registration
Economic Security Project1 registration
El Paso County1 registration
El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 21 registration
Every Texan1 registration
Rising up together1 registration
Rising Up Together San Antonio1 registration
Self28 registrations
Self; Equity Action1 registration
Self; Rising Uptogether San Antonio1 registration
Self; Texas AFL-CIO1 registration
Self; UpTogether1 registration
Self; Workers Defense Action Fund1 registration
Up Together1 registration
Uptogether san antonio1 registration

Sources

59 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 fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 13, 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 19, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/14/2025 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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 6 aye, 4 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 395 by Middleton (identical)

SB 2010 by Bettencourt (identical)

Subjects

County Government--General

Financial--General

Human Services--Direct Assistance

Political Subdivisions

Text

The text as introduced · 279 words

89R3393 AMF-F

By: Troxclair
H.B. No. 530

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish

and operate a guaranteed income program.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows:

Sec. 140.014. PROHIBITION ON GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM.

(a) In this section, "guaranteed income program" means a program

under which an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment

on a regular basis to be used by the individual for any purpose. The

term does not include a program under which an individual is

required to seek employment, perform work, or attend career or job

training as a condition of receiving a payment.

(b) Unless explicitly authorized by law, a political

subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order,

regulation, or other measure that establishes or provides for the

operation of a guaranteed income program.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 140.014, Local

Government Code, as added by this Act, an ordinance, order,

regulation, or other measure that establishes or provides for the

operation of a guaranteed income program, as defined by that

section, in effect before the effective date of this Act may be

enforced until the earlier of January 1, 2026, or the expiration of

the ordinance, order, regulation, or other measure.

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.