88R HB 47
by Rep. Zwiener, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Elections
Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
Caption, 88R bill history
HB 5304
Talarico bill capping campaign contributions at $10,000
Died in committee
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 campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Per person, per election. Judicial PAC totals drop from $25,000.
The bill caps how much any one person can knowingly give to a candidate for statewide office or the Legislature, or to a single-purpose committee backing that candidate, at $10,000 per election. It also cuts the total a statewide judicial candidate can take from general-purpose political committees from $25,000 to $10,000 per election. Donors, candidates and political committees in those races would face new limits on contributions made on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 47 by Rep. Zwiener (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 47 by Rep. Zwiener (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5304 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices.
WHAT IT DOES
Per person, per election. Judicial PAC totals drop from $25,000.
The bill caps how much any one person can knowingly give to a candidate for statewide office or the Legislature, or to a single-purpose committee backing that candidate, at $10,000 per election. It also cuts the total a statewide judicial candidate can take from general-purpose political committees from $25,000 to $10,000 per election. Donors, candidates and political committees in those races would face new limits on contributions made on or after September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
No flags
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
Peter McCarthy$20,000Bailey Mccarthy$10,000Walter Horton$8,500
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 Jun 9, 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.
Peter McCarthy$20,000.00
Bailey Mccarthy$10,000.00
Walter Horton$8,500.00
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
FILED BEFORE
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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 · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Elections--Campaign Financing
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Text
The text as introduced · 259 words
89R15886 MZM-F By: Talarico H.B. No. 5304 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 253, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 253.008 to read as follows: Sec. 253.008. LIMITATION ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. A person may not knowingly make or authorize the making of a campaign contribution to a candidate for statewide office or the legislature, or to a specific-purpose committee supporting the candidate or opposing the candidate's opponent, in an amount that exceeds $10,000 for the election in which the candidate is involved. SECTION 2. Section 253.157(a-1), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a-1) A judicial candidate or officeholder may not knowingly accept political contributions from a general-purpose committee that, in the aggregate, exceed the contribution limits prescribed by this subsection in connection with an election in which the judicial candidate's name appears on the ballot. The contribution limits under this subsection are: (1) for a statewide judicial office, $10,000 [ $25,000 ]; or (2) for any other judicial office, $5,000. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a campaign contribution made on or after the effective date of this Act. A campaign contribution made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the contribution was made and is not aggregated with campaign contributions made on or after that date. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.