Monitoring the Session

HB 5430

file with more than one party, run with none

Companion SB 901 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

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 declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Barred from every primary, the general election and even write-in.

The bill makes a candidate ineligible if they file to run in a primary or seek nomination by convention with more than one political party in the same voting year. That candidate is barred from every primary ballot and convention nomination, and from the general election as a party nominee, an independent, or a write-in. The secretary of state must notify the candidate and drop their name from each party's primary ballot, and party officials may not certify the candidate's name.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5430 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

ITEM

relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party.

WHAT IT DOES

Barred from every primary, the general election and even write-in.

The bill makes a candidate ineligible if they file to run in a primary or seek nomination by convention with more than one political party in the same voting year. That candidate is barred from every primary ballot and convention nomination, and from the general election as a party nominee, an independent, or a write-in. The secretary of state must notify the candidate and drop their name from each party's primary ballot, and party officials may not certify the candidate's name.

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 · May 1, 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 Elections
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Considered in formal meeting
  12. Vote reconsidered in committee
  13. Committee substitute considered in committee
  14. Reported favorably as substituted
  15. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  16. Committee report distributed
  17. Committee report sent to Calendars
  18. Considered in Calendars
  19. Placed on General State Calendar
  20. Companion considered in lieu of SB 901
  21. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry M. Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$414KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$231KKenneth Mongold$25,000

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 · Oct 29, 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$413,658.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

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 · Aug 25, 2026 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Kenneth Mongold$25,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

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 · Aug 25, 2026 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses10
For
7
Against
1
On
2
Names

For

  • Self5 registrations
  • Self; Harris county ballot security1 registration
  • True Texas Elections1 registration

Against

  • Self; The Libertarian Party of Texas1 registration

On

  • Secretary of State1 registration
  • Self; Texas Association of County Election Officials1 registration
Sources

10 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 · May 1, 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 14, 2025

05/16/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Elections · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 901 by Kolkhorst (identical)

HB 3786 by Bucy (duplicate)

Subjects

Elections--Candidates

Elections--Political Parties

Elections--Primaries

SECRETARY OF STATE

Text

The text as introduced · 497 words

89R706 PRL-D

By: Wilson
H.B. No. 5430

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the

basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary

election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one

political party.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 162, Election Code, is amended by adding

Section 162.0151 to read as follows:

Sec. 162.0151. CANDIDACY PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate who

files an application for a place on the general primary election

ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political

party in the same voting year shall be ineligible for:

(1) a place on the ballot for a general primary

election;

(2) nomination by convention; and

(3) the succeeding general election as:

(A) an independent candidate;

(B) the nominee of a political party; or

(C) a write-in candidate.

(b) A candidate's name shall be omitted from the general

primary election ballot of each political party with which the

candidate filed an application for a place on the ballot if, not

later than the 10th day after the date of the regular filing

deadline for the general primary election, the secretary of state

determines that the candidate is ineligible under Subsection (a).

(c) The secretary of state shall provide written notice to a

candidate declared ineligible under this section. The notice

required under this subsection shall inform the candidate:

(1) of the candidate's ineligibility;

(2) that the candidate may withdraw from the general

primary election under Section 172.052; and

(3) if the candidate refuses to withdraw, the

candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election

ballot.

(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures

necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 2. Section 172.028(c), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) A candidate's name may not be certified:

(1) if, before delivering the certification, the state

chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under

Section 162.0151 or Section 172.057; or

(2) for an office for which the candidate's

application is invalid under Section 141.033.

SECTION 3. Section 181.068(c), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) A presiding officer may not certify a candidate's name :

(1) if, before delivering the certification, the

presiding officer learns that the name is to be omitted from the

ballot under Section 145.035 or Section 162.0151; or

(2) for an office for which the candidate's

application is invalid under Section 141.033 .

SECTION 4. Section 182.007(c), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) The county chair may not certify a candidate's name :

(1) if, before delivering the certification, the

county chair learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot

under Section 145.035 or Section 162.0151; or

(2) for an office for which the candidate's

application is invalid under Section 141.033 .

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.