Monitoring the Session

HB 959

bill moving primary runoffs to the second Tuesday in April

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 the date of the primary election runoff.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Federal runoffs stay on the fourth Tuesday in May.

This bill moves the primary runoff election from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in April for state and local races. Runoffs for federal offices stay on the fourth Tuesday in May. Voters, candidates, and county election officials would face two separate runoff dates in a year when both state and federal races go to a runoff.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 426 (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 426 (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.QUICK READ: 109 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 109 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).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Elections committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB959 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Mike SchofieldRHouse 132

ITEM

relating to the date of the primary election runoff.

WHAT IT DOES

Federal runoffs stay on the fourth Tuesday in May.

This bill moves the primary runoff election from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in April for state and local races. Runoffs for federal offices stay on the fourth Tuesday in May. Voters, candidates, and county election officials would face two separate runoff dates in a year when both state and federal races go to a runoff.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Elections
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.

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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 426

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

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Elections

Relating to the date of the primary election runoff.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/06/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM

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 · Elections · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Elections--General

Elections--Primaries

Text

The text as introduced · 109 words

89R1117 LRM-F

By: Schofield
H.B. No. 959

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the date of the primary election runoff.

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

SECTION 1. Section 41.007, Election Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as

follows:

(b) The runoff primary election date is the second [ fourth ]

Tuesday in April [ May ] following the general primary election.

(b-1) The runoff primary election date for an election for

federal office is the fourth Tuesday in May following the general

primary election.

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