Monitoring the Session

SB 1793

bill ordering a yearly comptroller report on veterans at work

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

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

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relating to an annual report by the comptroller of public accounts on certain issues regarding the employment of veterans in this state.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Due December 31 every year. Jobs, unemployment, veteran-owned businesses.

The bill orders the state comptroller to write a report to the Legislature by December 31 every year about veterans and work in Texas. The report must estimate how many veterans are employed and unemployed, how many veteran-owned businesses exist, and how much those businesses add to the state economy. Nothing else changes for veterans, employers or businesses; the only new duty is the yearly report, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1793 · 2025-03-03

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to an annual report by the comptroller of public accounts on certain issues regarding the employment of veterans in this state.

WHAT IT DOES

Due December 31 every year. Jobs, unemployment, veteran-owned businesses.

The bill orders the state comptroller to write a report to the Legislature by December 31 every year about veterans and work in Texas. The report must estimate how many veterans are employed and unemployed, how many veteran-owned businesses exist, and how much those businesses add to the state economy. Nothing else changes for veterans, employers or businesses; the only new duty is the yearly report, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Vet Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14MRussell Gordy$300,000Kenneth Fisher$215,000

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 6, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,140,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash
$1,140,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,140,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

Russell Gordy$300,000.00
Kenneth Fisher$215,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash
$1,140,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,140,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

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 Mar 3, 2025

03/13/2025 S Referred to Vet 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 · Veteran Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

Economic & Industrial Development--General

Labor--General

Military & Veterans

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 151 words

89R14115 CS-D

By: Middleton
S.B. No. 1793

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an annual report by the comptroller of public accounts

on certain issues regarding the employment of veterans in this

state.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 403.0306 to read as follows:

Sec. 403.0306. REPORT ON CERTAIN VETERAN EMPLOYMENT ISSUES.

Not later than December 31 of each year, the comptroller shall

prepare and submit to the legislature a report that, for the period

covered by the report:

(1) measures the effect of veteran-owned businesses on

the gross domestic product of this state; and

(2) includes an estimate of:

(A) the number of employed and unemployed

veterans in this state; and

(B) the number of veteran-owned businesses in

this state.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.