88R SB 91
by Sen. Johnson, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.
Caption, 88R bill history
SB 1297
Bill dropping Confederate Heroes Day for Celebration of Suffrage Day
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
No flagsInitial review
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 creation and elimination of certain state holidays.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
January 19 is out as a state holiday. June 28 is in.
The bill removes Confederate Heroes Day on January 19 from the list of Texas state holidays and adds a new state holiday on June 28 called Celebration of Suffrage Day. It touches state agencies and state employees, whose official holiday calendar is set by this list. Starting September 1, 2025, January 19 is no longer a state holiday and June 28 becomes one, while the other listed holidays stay the same.
Labels
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 91 (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 SB 91 (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 Feb 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1297 · 2025-02-14
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ITEM
relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.
WHAT IT DOES
January 19 is out as a state holiday. June 28 is in.
The bill removes Confederate Heroes Day on January 19 from the list of Texas state holidays and adds a new state holiday on June 28 called Celebration of Suffrage Day. It touches state agencies and state employees, whose official holiday calendar is set by this list. Starting September 1, 2025, January 19 is no longer a state holiday and June 28 becomes one, while the other listed holidays stay the same.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 50%
The bill declares a new named state holiday. It also removes an existing one, so it is a holiday-calendar swap that is tagged here as ceremonial.
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
No flags
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Donors
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 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.
Daniel Cocanougher$250,000.00
Texas Sands PAC$129,500.00
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 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: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Marguerite Hoffman$125,000.00
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 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: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
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.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 14, 2025
02/28/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
CELEBRATION OF SUFFRAGE DAY (HF8AH)
CONFEDERATE HEROES DAY (HP4TI)
Holidays
Text
The text as introduced · 198 words
89R2129 JDK-D By: Johnson S.B. No. 1297 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A state holiday includes only the following days: (1) [ the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate heroes; [ (2) ] the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day"; (2) [ (3) ] the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day"; (3) [ (4) ] the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865; (4) the 28th day of June, "Celebration of Suffrage Day," in honor of the centuries-long struggle to bring the right of suffrage to all Americans; (5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson; (6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; (7) the 24th day of December; and (8) the 26th day of December. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.