Monitoring the SessionSB 133
Died in committee
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
relating to procedures for a complaint filed with the State Bar of Texas against an attorney.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The accused lawyer can ask for a second look at just cause.
The bill lets the Texas Supreme Court pause and second-guess a State Bar disciplinary counsel's finding that a complaint against a lawyer has just cause, either on its own or because the accused lawyer asks. It touches attorneys facing grievances, the people who file those grievances, and the State Bar's disciplinary office. After a just-cause finding, the court can now dismiss the complaint or send it forward, and a motion the court does not act on within 45 days is treated as denied.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2461 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2461 (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 Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB133 · 2024-11-12
relating to procedures for a complaint filed with the State Bar of Texas against an attorney.
The accused lawyer can ask for a second look at just cause.
The bill lets the Texas Supreme Court pause and second-guess a State Bar disciplinary counsel's finding that a complaint against a lawyer has just cause, either on its own or because the accused lawyer asks. It touches attorneys facing grievances, the people who file those grievances, and the State Bar's disciplinary office. After a just-cause finding, the court can now dismiss the complaint or send it forward, and a motion the court does not act on within 45 days is treated as denied.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 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.
$135,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 12, 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: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.
$116,000.00
Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 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: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.
$100,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 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: 101073278.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$135,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 12, 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: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.
$116,000.00
Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 5, 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: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.
$100,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 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: 101073278.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Hall, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to procedures for a complaint filed with the State Bar of Texas against an attorney.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 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
Lawyers
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
STATE BAR OF TEXAS
SUPREME COURT
The text as introduced · 376 words
89R2437 TSS-D By: Hall S.B. No. 133 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to procedures for a complaint filed with the State Bar of Texas against an attorney. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 81.075, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (e-1) and (e-2) to read as follows: (b) After the chief disciplinary counsel reviews and investigates a complaint: (1) if the counsel finds there is no just cause, the counsel shall place the complaint on a dismissal docket; or (2) if the counsel finds just cause and a stay is not ordered under Subsection (e-1) : (A) the respondent attorney may request a trial in a district court on the complaint in accordance with the procedures adopted by the supreme court; or (B) the counsel shall place the complaint on a hearing docket if the respondent attorney does not request a trial in a district court. (e-1) After the chief disciplinary counsel reviews and investigates a complaint and finds just cause, the supreme court, on its own motion or the motion of the respondent attorney, may order a stay and reconsider the counsel's finding. After reviewing the complaint and investigation, the supreme court may place the complaint on a dismissal docket or affirm the finding of just cause. (e-2) Unless a stay is ordered under Subsection (e-1), the filing of a motion for stay and reconsideration under Subsection (e-1) has no effect on a filing deadline or other time prescribed for a trial or hearing under Subsection (b)(2). If the supreme court does not grant or deny a motion for stay and reconsideration filed under Subsection (e-1) on or before the 45th day after the date the motion is filed, the motion is considered denied. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas on or after the effective date of this Act. A grievance filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the grievance was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.