SB 1549
Zaffirini Bail Bond Bill Covers Only Counties Under 1.3 Million
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Bracket bill
The caption reads like a general change to bail bond board meeting schedules. The new schedule applies only to counties under 1.3 million people that also contain a city of 750,000 or more, a pairing that likely fits only a handful of places.
Bracket billInitial 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 frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Six meetings a year, odd months only. The county also needs a 750,000-person city.
The bill lets one class of county bail bond board meet six times a year, in odd-numbered months, instead of the usual once a month. It touches bail bond boards, and the bondsmen they license, only in counties under 1.3 million people that contain a city of 750,000 or more. If such a board tables or fails to act on a license renewal, the bondsman's current license stays valid until the board's next meeting.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 21, 2025 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1549 · 2025-02-21
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ITEM
relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
WHAT IT DOES
Six meetings a year, odd months only. The county also needs a 750,000-person city.
The bill lets one class of county bail bond board meet six times a year, in odd-numbered months, instead of the usual once a month. It touches bail bond boards, and the bondsmen they license, only in counties under 1.3 million people that contain a city of 750,000 or more. If such a board tables or fails to act on a license renewal, the bondsman's current license stays valid until the board's next meeting.
CHARGES
[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 75%
The caption reads like a general change to bail bond board meeting schedules. The new schedule applies only to counties under 1.3 million people that also contain a city of 750,000 or more, a pairing that likely fits only a handful of places.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 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.
Killam Development Ltd.$72,700.00
Killam Development Ltd.
$72,700.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $62,700.00
- Total
- $72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Killam Development Ltd.
$72,700.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $62,700.00
- Total
- $72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
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.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 21, 2025
03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
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 · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 3566 by Flores (identical)
Subjects
County Government--Employees/Officers
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
BAIL BONDSMEN
Text
The text as introduced · 337 words
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1549 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1704.055, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections Subsection (c) and (d) , a board shall meet: (1) at least once a month; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer. (d) A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet: (1) at least six times each year during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November at the call of the presiding officer; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer. SECTION 2. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, is amended in read as follows: (h) Notwithstanding the expiration date of a license issued under this chapter, if a board to which Section 1704.055(c) or (d) applies tables a license holder's application for renewal or otherwise does not take action to approve or deny the application, the applicant's current license continues in effect until the next meeting of the board. SECTION 3. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application for renewal of a license filed with a county bail bond board on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before that date is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025, 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.