Monitoring the Session

SB 1080

West’s bill guarantees provisional licenses for some applicants

Became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

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 issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Full license or six-month provisional, unless the offense disqualifies.

The bill changes the rule for state licensing boards so that an otherwise qualified applicant with a criminal conviction must be given either the full license or a six-month provisional license, unless the conviction is one of the disqualifying offenses already listed in law. It touches licensing authorities and job applicants with convictions, including people still in Texas prisons. On the ground, the six-month provisional license goes from something a board may grant to an option it must choose if it does not issue the full license, and for inmates the six months start on release day.

Labels

Labels: NO AUTOGRAPH. Became law without the governor's signature on May 27, 2025.INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on May 27, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Royce West (D) in the Senate. Lead sponsor David Cook (R) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1080 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

+ 4 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

WHAT IT DOES

Full license or six-month provisional, unless the offense disqualifies.

The bill changes the rule for state licensing boards so that an otherwise qualified applicant with a criminal conviction must be given either the full license or a six-month provisional license, unless the conviction is one of the disqualifying offenses already listed in law. It touches licensing authorities and job applicants with convictions, including people still in Texas prisons. On the ground, the six-month provisional license goes from something a board may grant to an option it must choose if it does not issue the full license, and for inmates the six months start on release day.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 9, 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. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Co-author authorized
  4. Read first time
  5. Referred to Criminal Justice
  6. Co-author authorized
  7. Co-author authorized
  8. Co-author authorized
  9. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  10. Considered in public hearing
  11. Testimony taken in committee
  12. Vote taken in committee
  13. Reported favorably as substituted
  14. Committee report printed and distributed
  15. Placed on intent calendar
  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner
  19. Amended
  20. Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Passed to engrossment as amended
  22. Vote recorded in Journal
  23. Three day rule suspended
  24. Record vote
  25. Read 3rd time
  26. Passed
  27. Record vote
  28. Reported engrossed
  29. Received from the Senate
  30. Read first time
  31. Referred to Corrections
  32. Considered in public hearing
  33. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  34. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  35. Committee report distributed
  36. Committee report sent to Calendars
  37. Laid out in lieu of companion HB 3673
  38. Read 2nd time
  39. Amended 1-Cook
  40. Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  41. Record vote RV#1694
  42. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  43. Read 3rd time
  44. Passed
  45. Record vote RV#1753
  46. House passage as amended reported
  47. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  48. Read
  49. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  50. Record vote
  51. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  52. Reported enrolled
  53. Signed in the Senate
  54. Signed in the House
  55. Sent to the Governor
  56. Filed without the Governor's signature
  57. Effective immediately
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 147 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 8, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 16, 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

Royce West

Donors

Skyview Development LLC$36KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20KErle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000

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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00

Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,332.00
Total
$36,332.00
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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 · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.

Erle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000.00
Money

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

×

Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,332.00
Total
$36,332.00
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$20,000.00

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 · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.

Votes6

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
1
Names

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

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator West moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 1080. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

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

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

House May 8, 2025

Yea
147
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
1
Excused
0
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1753

SB 1080 was passed by (Record 1753): 147 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 147 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

House May 7, 2025

Yea
137
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
8
Excused
3
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 1694

SB 1080, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1694): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 137 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 8 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 16, 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 West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1080 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 Apr 16, 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 West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1080 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 Apr 16, 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

CSSB 1080 as amended was passed to engrossment 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.

Witnesses21
For
17
Against
1
On
3
Names

For

  • Dallas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot1 registration
  • EdTrust in Texas1 registration
  • Self3 registrations
  • Self; Institute for Justice1 registration
  • Self; Lioness Justice Impacted Women’s Alliance1 registration
  • Self; Lone Star Justice Alliance1 registration
  • Self; The Incarcerated Women’s Project1 registration
  • Texas 20361 registration
  • Texas Appleseed1 registration
  • Texas Business Leadership Council1 registration
  • Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • United Ways of Texas1 registration
  • Unlocking Doors1 registration

Against

  • Plumbing, Heating-Cooling Contractors Association1 registration

On

  • TDLR1 registration
  • Windham School District1 registration
  • Windham school district1 registration
Sources

21 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

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

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 9, 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 Senate · Filed Feb 4, 2025

05/27/2025 E Effective immediately

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

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

Coauthors
Brent HagenbuchRSenate 30 Juan "Chuy" HinojosaDSenate 20 Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11 Borris MilesDSenate 13
Sponsors
David CookRHouse 96 Candy NobleRHouse 89 Dade PhelanRHouse 21 Donna HowardDHouse 48 Terry CanalesDHouse 40
Cosponsors
Daniel AldersRHouse 6 Alma A. AllenDHouse 131 Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103 Trent AshbyRHouse 9 Jeff BarryRHouse 29 Cecil Bell Jr.RHouse 3 Keith BellRHouse 4 Diego M. BernalDHouse 123 Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Greg BonnenRHouse 24 Rhetta Andrews BowersDHouse 113 John BryantDHouse 114 Brad BuckleyRHouse 54 John H. Bucy IIIDHouse 136 Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Angie Chen ButtonRHouse 112 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Elizabeth "Liz" CamposDHouse 119 Giovanni CapriglioneRHouse 98 Sheryl ColeDHouse 46 Nicole CollierDHouse 95 Philip CortezDHouse 117 Tom CraddickRHouse 82 Charles CunninghamRHouse 127 Pat CurryRHouse 56 Drew DarbyRHouse 72 Aicha DavisDHouse 109 Yvonne DavisDHouse 111 Jay DeanRHouse 7 Mano DeAyalaRHouse 133 Mark DorazioRHouse 122 Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142 Paul DysonRHouse 14 Caroline FairlyRHouse 87 Lulu FloresDHouse 51 James FrankRHouse 69 Erin GámezDHouse 38 Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115 Josey GarciaDHouse 124 Linda GarciaDHouse 107 Gary GatesRHouse 28 Stan GerdesRHouse 17 Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120 Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75 Vikki GoodwinDHouse 47 R.D. "Bobby" GuerraDHouse 41 Ryan GuillenRHouse 31 Sam HarlessRHouse 126 Cody HarrisRHouse 8 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Richard HayesRHouse 57 Cole HefnerRHouse 5 Ana HernandezDHouse 143 Hillary HicklandRHouse 55 Gina HinojosaDHouse 49 Janis HoltRHouse 18 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Lacey HullRHouse 138 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Ann JohnsonDHouse 134 Jolanda "Jo" JonesDHouse 147 Venton JonesDHouse 100 Helen KerwinRHouse 58 Ken KingRHouse 88 Stan KitzmanRHouse 85 Marc LaHoodRHouse 121 Suleman LalaniDHouse 76 Stan LambertRHouse 71 Brooks LandgrafRHouse 81 Jeff LeachRHouse 67 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 Oscar LongoriaDHouse 35 Janie LopezRHouse 37 Ray LopezDHouse 125 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 David LoweRHouse 91 J. M. LozanoRHouse 43 John LujanRHouse 118 Shelley LutherRHouse 62 Christian ManuelDHouse 22 Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39 Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116 Don McLaughlinRHouse 80 John McQueeneyRHouse 97 Will MetcalfRHouse 16 Morgan MeyerRHouse 108 Terry MezaDHouse 105 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Joe MoodyDHouse 78 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148 Christina MoralesDHouse 145 Eddie MoralesDHouse 74 Matt MorganRHouse 26 Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36 Mike OlcottRHouse 60 Tom OliversonRHouse 130 Claudia OrdazDHouse 79 Angelia OrrRHouse 13 Jared PattersonRHouse 106 Dennis PaulRHouse 129 Mary Ann PerezDHouse 144 Vincent PerezDHouse 77 Katrina PiersonRHouse 33 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70 Richard Peña RaymondDHouse 42 Ron ReynoldsDHouse 27 Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61 Ana-María Rodríguez RamosDHouse 102 Ramon Romero Jr.DHouse 90 Toni RoseDHouse 110 Jon E. RosenthalDHouse 135 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44 Matt ShaheenRHouse 66 Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11 Lauren Ashley SimmonsDHouse 146 Shelby SlawsonRHouse 59 John T. SmitheeRHouse 86 David SpillerRHouse 68 Valoree SwansonRHouse 150 James TalaricoDHouse 50 Carl H. TepperRHouse 84 Tony TinderholtRHouse 94 Steve TothRHouse 15 Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19 Chris TurnerDHouse 101 Gary VanDeaverRHouse 1 Cody VasutRHouse 25 Denise VillalobosRHouse 34 Wes VirdellRHouse 53 Hubert VoDHouse 149 Armando WalleDHouse 140 Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139 Trey WhartonRHouse 12 Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20 Gene WuDHouse 137 Erin ZwienerDHouse 45

House committee · Corrections · Committee vote 5 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

HB 3673 by Cook (identical)

Subjects

WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

CRIMINAL RECORDS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 226 words

89R7715 RAL-F

By: West
S.B. No. 1080

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to

certain applicants with criminal convictions.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 53.0211(b) and (c), Occupations Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(b) Notwithstanding any law other than Subsection (a) and

unless the applicant has been convicted of an offense described by

Section 53.021(a), a licensing authority shall issue to an

otherwise qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense:

(1) the license for which the applicant applied; or

(2) a provisional license valid for a term of six

months [ described by Subsection (c) ].

(c) The term of a provisional license issued to an applicant

who is an inmate imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal

Justice begins on the date the applicant is released [ A licensing

authority may issue a provisional license for a term of six months

to an applicant who has been convicted of an offense ].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.