Monitoring the Session

HB 788

bill putting Texas on daylight saving time all year

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Mike SchofieldRHouse 132

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 daylight saving time.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No switch back in the fall. El Paso too.

The bill puts Texas on daylight saving time all year, with no switch back to standard time in the fall. It covers the whole state, both the central time part and the mountain time part around El Paso. If a court rules that federal law does not let Texas do this, the change waits until Congress passes a law allowing year-round daylight saving time.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 417 (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 417 (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 Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB788 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Mike SchofieldRHouse 132

ITEM

relating to daylight saving time.

WHAT IT DOES

No switch back in the fall. El Paso too.

The bill puts Texas on daylight saving time all year, with no switch back to standard time in the fall. It covers the whole state, both the central time part and the mountain time part around El Paso. If a court rules that federal law does not let Texas do this, the change waits until Congress passes a law allowing year-round daylight saving time.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mike Schofield

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$433KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$332KRepublican Party of Texas$255K

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 28, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$432,937.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$432,937.00

Cash
$212,000.00
Paid by others
$220,937.00
Total
$432,937.00
advertising $185,677.00Other filed descriptions $22,000.00polling $13,260.00

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 23, 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: 101006866, 101027356, 101057804, 101070463, 101071373.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$331,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$331,750.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$131,750.00
Total
$331,750.00
canvassing $102,500.00polling $24,250.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Republican Party of Texas$254,625.06

Republican Party of Texas

$254,625.06

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$254,625.06
Total
$254,625.06
mail $254,625.06

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$432,937.00

Cash
$212,000.00
Paid by others
$220,937.00
Total
$432,937.00
advertising $185,677.00Other filed descriptions $22,000.00polling $13,260.00

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 23, 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: 101006866, 101027356, 101057804, 101070463, 101071373.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$331,750.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$131,750.00
Total
$331,750.00
canvassing $102,500.00polling $24,250.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00

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 · Jul 24, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

×

Republican Party of Texas

$254,625.06

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$254,625.06
Total
$254,625.06
mail $254,625.06

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101070463, 101071373.

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.

88R HB 417

by Rep. Schofield, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to daylight saving time.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM

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

Companion

SB 516 by Middleton (identical)

Subjects

Daylight Saving Time

Text

The text as introduced · 164 words

89R1151 MCK-D

By: Schofield
H.B. No. 788

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to daylight saving time.

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

SECTION 1. Section 312.016, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d) This state shall observe daylight saving time

year-round. This subsection applies to both the portion of this

state using central standard time as the official standard time and

the portion of this state using mountain standard time as the

official standard time.

SECTION 2. If a court finds that the State of Texas is not

authorized by federal law to implement Section 312.016(d),

Government Code, as added by this Act, Section 312.016(d),

Government Code, as added by this Act, has full force and effect on

the date the United States Congress enacts legislation that becomes

law that authorizes the State of Texas to observe daylight saving

time year-round.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.