SB 1656

May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting 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 designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Honors the 21 children and teachers killed on May 24, 2022.

The bill makes May 24 an official state day called Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day. It honors the 21 children and teachers killed in Uvalde on May 24, 2022, and lists each of them by name. It says the day should be observed with ceremonies and activities, but it creates no duty, penalty, program or spending.

Labels

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

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1656 · 2025-02-26

SOLD BY

Sen. Roland GutierrezDSenate 19

ITEM

relating to designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day.

WHAT IT DOES

Honors the 21 children and teachers killed on May 24, 2022.

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 Administration

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%

THE TEXT

…“24 is Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day in honor of the children”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only operative text designates a commemorative day. The bill does nothing beyond that designation.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Roland Gutierrez

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$65K Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$40K Border Health PAC$25K

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 7, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$65,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$65,000.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $65,000.00

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 · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 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: 101012330, 101033990, 101060131, 101069677.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$40,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 26, 2024 to Aug 13, 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: 101012330, 101033990.

Border Health PAC$25,000.00

Border Health PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101033990.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$65,000.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $65,000.00

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 · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 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: 101012330, 101033990, 101060131, 101069677.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 26, 2024 to Aug 13, 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: 101012330, 101033990.

Border Health PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 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: 101033990.

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 Administration

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 · Administration · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 3489 by González, Jessica (very similar)

Subjects

VICTIMS OF THE UVALDE SHOOTING DAY (HF7KV)

Holidays

Text

The text as introduced · 235 words

By: Gutierrez
S.B. No. 1656

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to designating May 24 as Victims of the Uvalde Shooting

Day.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 662.088 to read as follows:

Sec. 662.088. VICTIMS OF THE UVALDE SHOOTING DAY. (a) May

24 is Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day in honor of the children

and teachers who were killed in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.

(b) Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day is in memory of the

following 21 victims: Makenna Lee Elrod, Layla Marie Salazar,

Maranda Gail Mathis, Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, Jose Manuel Flores Jr.,

Xavier James Lopez, Tess Marie Mata, Rojelio Fernandez Torres,

Eliahna "Ellie" Amyah Garcia, Eliahna Cruz Torres, Annabell

Guadalupe Rodriguez, Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, Uziyah Sergio Garcia,

Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Jailah Nicole

Silguero, Irma Linda Garcia, Eva Mireles, Amerie Jo Garza,

Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio, and Alithia Haven Ramirez.

(c) Victims of the Uvalde Shooting Day shall be regularly

observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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.