Monitoring the Session

HB 5509

cities can pull hotel occupancy certificates over trafficking

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

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 suspension or revocation of a hotel's or motel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Suspected human trafficking is enough to suspend or revoke.

The bill lets a city council suspend or revoke a hotel's or motel's certificate of occupancy when human trafficking is suspected there. It reaches hotels and motels inside city limits. A city can act if a police agency is investigating the property for a human trafficking offense, or if the city itself has reasonable cause to believe one is happening there, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: BUZZER BEATER. Final vote May 30, 2025: the House concurred in the Senate amendments. 3 days before the session ended Jun 2, 2025.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5509 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Rep. Jon E. RosenthalDHouse 135 Rep. Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

+ 2 more authors

ITEM

relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's or motel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking.

WHAT IT DOES

Suspected human trafficking is enough to suspend or revoke.

The bill lets a city council suspend or revoke a hotel's or motel's certificate of occupancy when human trafficking is suspected there. It reaches hotels and motels inside city limits. A city can act if a police agency is investigating the property for a human trafficking offense, or if the city itself has reasonable cause to believe one is happening there, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 29, 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 Intergovernmental Affairs
  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 formal meeting
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Passed to engrossment
  19. Record vote RV#2802
  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  21. Read 3rd time
  22. Amended 1-Bumgarner
  23. Passed as amended
  24. Record vote RV#2905
  25. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  26. Reported engrossed
  27. Received from the House
  28. Read first time
  29. Referred to Local Government
  30. Co-sponsor authorized
  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  32. Considered in public hearing
  33. Testimony taken in committee
  34. Vote taken in committee
  35. Reported favorably as substituted
  36. Committee report printed and distributed
  37. Co-sponsor authorized
  38. Placed on intent calendar
  39. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  40. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  41. Vote recorded in Journal
  42. Three day rule suspended
  43. Record vote
  44. Read 3rd time
  45. Passed
  46. Record vote
  47. Senate passage as amended reported
  48. Senate Amendments distributed
  49. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  50. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  51. Record vote RV#4068
  52. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  53. Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  54. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  55. Reported enrolled
  56. Signed in the House
  57. Signed in the Senate
  58. Sent to the Governor
  59. Signed by the Governor
  60. Effective on 9/1/25
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 118 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 28, 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

Benjamin Bumgarner

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$685KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$444KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$124K

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$684,547.30

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$684,547.30

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$639,547.30
Total
$684,547.30
advertising $362,314.98grassroots $175,000.00mail $73,471.97polling $28,760.35

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 · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$443,776.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$443,776.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$318,776.00
Total
$443,776.00
canvassing $294,526.00polling $24,250.00

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 12, 2026 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: 101068130, 101070151.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$124,437.26

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$124,437.26

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$94,437.26
Total
$124,437.26
mail $85,600.30text $8,736.96event $100.00

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 · 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.

Report IDs: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$684,547.30

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$639,547.30
Total
$684,547.30
advertising $362,314.98grassroots $175,000.00mail $73,471.97polling $28,760.35

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 · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$443,776.00

Cash
$125,000.00
Paid by others
$318,776.00
Total
$443,776.00
canvassing $294,526.00polling $24,250.00

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 12, 2026 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: 101068130, 101070151.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$124,437.26

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$94,437.26
Total
$124,437.26
mail $85,600.30text $8,736.96event $100.00

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 · 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.

Report IDs: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.

Votes6

House May 30, 2025

Yea
120
Nay
16
Present, not voting
2
Absent
6
Excused
6
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 4068

Representative Bumgarner moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 5509. The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 5509 prevailed by (Record 4068): 120 Yeas, 16 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 120 (published)
  • Nay: 16 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 28, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Paxton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5509 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 28, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Paxton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5509 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 28, 2025

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

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

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

House May 16, 2025

Yea
118
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
5
Excused
25
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2905

HB 5509, as amended, was passed by (Record 2905): 118 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 118 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 25 (derived from named list)

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

House May 15, 2025

Yea
124
Nay
0
Present, not voting
1
Absent
20
Excused
5
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2802

CSHB 5509 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2802): 124 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 124 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 20 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses11
For
10
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • City of Dallas1 registration
  • City of Fort Worth2 registrations
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Dallas Police Assoc1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Every Texan (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities)1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Texas Hotel & Lodging Association1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration

On

  • Texas Hotel & Lodging Association1 registration
Sources

11 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.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 29, 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

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Sponsors
Angela PaxtonRSenate 8
Cosponsors
César BlancoDSenate 29 Donna CampbellRSenate 25

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 9 aye, 1 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

City Government--General

County Government--General

Crimes--Against Persons--General

Law Enforcement

HOTELS & MOTELS

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Text

The text as introduced · 169 words

89R15751 DNC-D

By: Bumgarner
H.B. No. 5509

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's or motel's

certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human

trafficking.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 215, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 215.007 to read as follows:

Sec. 215.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOTEL OR MOTEL

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. The governing body of a municipality may

suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy for a hotel or motel

located in the municipality if:

(1) a law enforcement agency gives notice to the

municipality, or the municipality otherwise learns, that the law

enforcement agency is investigating the hotel or motel for an

offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; or

(2) the municipality has reasonable cause to believe

that an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, is being committed at

the hotel or motel.

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