Monitoring the Session

HB 5403

bill deletes a jail commissary section

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

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 repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Section 351.04155, gone. Certain counties only.

This bill deletes one section of the Local Government Code, Section 351.04155, which governs how jail commissaries run in certain counties. It touches the counties covered by that section, their sheriffs and commissioners courts, and the people held in those county jails who buy from the commissary. Starting September 1, 2025, the special commissary rule in that section no longer applies, and those counties fall back on whatever general law covers jail commissaries.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 59 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 59 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5403 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlie GerenRHouse 99

ITEM

relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Section 351.04155, gone. Certain counties only.

This bill deletes one section of the Local Government Code, Section 351.04155, which governs how jail commissaries run in certain counties. It touches the counties covered by that section, their sheriffs and commissioners courts, and the people held in those county jails who buy from the commissary. Starting September 1, 2025, the special commissary rule in that section no longer applies, and those counties fall back on whatever general law covers jail commissaries.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 17, 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 s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
  14. Considered in Calendars
  15. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

Beats not yet reviewed.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlie Geren

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100KJon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000Michael Gallagher$40,000

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 · Nov 5, 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 Trial Lawyers Association PAC$100,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

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

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 · Jun 26, 2025 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: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Jon & Rebecca Brumley$50,000.00
Michael Gallagher$40,000.00
Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$100,000.00

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

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 · Jun 26, 2025 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: 101004598, 101020024, 101055554, 101067438, 101071413.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses7
For
5
Against
2
On
0
Names

For

  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Dallas Police Assoc1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Sheriffs’ Association of Texas1 registration
  • TMPA1 registration

Against

  • Dallas County1 registration
  • Self1 registration
Sources

7 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 · April 17, 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 Mar 14, 2025

05/13/2025 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 · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2581 by Hancock (identical)

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

County Government--Employees/Officers

Law Enforcement

SHERIFFS

Text

The text as introduced · 59 words

89R18928 JBD-D

By: Geren
H.B. No. 5403

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of

jail commissaries in certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 351.04155, Local Government Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.