SB 1651

Hughes Sheriff Grant Bill Boosts Counties With Critical Infrastructure

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 rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Counties of 50,000 to 300,000 get the $500K tier. The comptroller decides what counts as significant.

The bill changes how much money the state comptroller gives counties under the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program. Small and mid-sized counties with what the comptroller deems significant critical infrastructure inside their borders get a bigger grant tier, and counties with a population of 50,000 to 300,000 get the $500,000 tier. The comptroller must write rules for deciding which infrastructure counts as significant, and the new amounts apply to county fiscal years starting on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 26, 2025 and referred to the Senate Finance committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1651 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

ITEM

relating to the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program.

WHAT IT DOES

Counties of 50,000 to 300,000 get the $500K tier. The comptroller decides what counts as significant.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 26, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 26, 2025Filed
Mar 11, 2025Read first time
Mar 11, 2025Referred to Finance

FILED UNDER

GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER

THE TEXT

“(A) a population of less than 10,000 and”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill raises the state grant amounts that pay for county sheriff's office salaries for counties with significant critical infrastructure, which changes state-funded government pay.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bryan Hughes

Donors

GOPAC Election Fund$250K CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

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.

GOPAC Election Fund$250,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100,000.00

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 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: 101071548.

Money

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

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 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: 101071548.

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 26, 2025

03/11/2025 S Referred to Finance

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 · Finance · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

County Government--Employees/Officers

Law Enforcement

Salaries & Expenses

SHERIFFS

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 351 words

89R13775 MZM-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 1651

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant

program.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 130.911(d) and (h), Local Government

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(d) The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified

county that applies for the grant using money appropriated to the

comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be in the following

applicable amount:

(1) $250,000 if the county has a population of less

than 10,000;

(2) $350,000 if the county has :

(A) a population of less than 10,000 and

significant critical infrastructure located in its boundaries; or

(B) a population of 10,000 or more and less than

50,000; or

(3) $500,000 if the county has :

(A) a population of 10,000 or more and less than

50,000 and significant critical infrastructure located in its

boundaries; or

(B) a population of 50,000 or more and 300,000 or

less.

(h) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to

implement this section, including rules that establish:

(1) a standardized application process, including the

form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the

form;

(2) deadlines for:

(A) applying for the grant;

(B) disbursement of grant money; and

(C) spending grant money; [ and ]

(3) procedures for:

(A) monitoring the disbursement of grant money to

ensure compliance with this section; and

(B) the return of grant money that was not used by

a county for a purpose authorized by this section ; and

(4) standards to determine if critical infrastructure

is significant critical infrastructure for the purpose of

Subsection (d), considering the importance, value, and size of the

infrastructure .

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to the award of a grant to a county under the rural sheriff's office

salary assistance grant program during a fiscal year of the county

that begins on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.