SB 1814: Hancock’s bill building a contact list for departing service members

Caption

relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Leaving active duty within 12 months, and agreed in writing.

The bill orders the Texas Veterans Commission to build and keep an electronic list of names and contact information for service members who will leave active duty within 12 months and who agree in writing to be on the list. State agencies and local veteran service groups, including county veterans service offices, can use the list only after they apply to and are approved by the commission. Those approved groups can then reach departing service members with information on state and local veteran benefits like jobs, training, housing, health care and support groups, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1814 · 2025-03-03

SOLD BY

Sen. Kelly HancockRSenate 9

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.

WHAT IT DOES

Leaving active duty within 12 months, and agreed in writing.

The bill orders the Texas Veterans Commission to build and keep an electronic list of names and contact information for service members who will leave active duty within 12 months and who agree in writing to be on the list. State agencies and local veteran service groups, including county veterans service offices, can use the list only after they apply to and are approved by the commission. Those approved groups can then reach departing service members with information on state and local veteran benefits like jobs, training, housing, health care and support groups, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($3,227,144)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 17, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1814, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($5,502,388) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($3,227,144)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 3, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 3, 2025Filed
Mar 13, 2025Read first time
Mar 13, 2025Referred to Vet Affairs
Mar 18, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 18, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 18, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 1, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 1, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Apr 1, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 3, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Apr 8, 2025Co-author authorized
Apr 8, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 8, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 8, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 8, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 8, 2025Record vote
Apr 8, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 8, 2025Passed
Apr 8, 2025Record vote
Apr 8, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 9, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 17, 2025Read first time
Apr 17, 2025Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
Apr 30, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
Apr 30, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 30, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 5, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 6, 2025Committee report distributed
May 6, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 16, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 20, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 20, 2025Rules suspended
May 20, 2025Additional sponsor(s) authorized
May 20, 2025Read 2nd time
May 20, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 20, 2025Record vote RV#3062
May 20, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 21, 2025Read 3rd time
May 21, 2025Passed
May 21, 2025Record vote RV#3122
May 21, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 21, 2025House passage reported
May 22, 2025Reported enrolled
May 22, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 22, 2025Signed in the House
May 22, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 138 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 21, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 8, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Kelly Hancock

Donors

Stephen Brauer JR$57,791

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$14,750

Q Political Action Committee$12,500

Top donors to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC during his Senate service. Not tied to this bill.

Sources

Gifts to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC dated July 1, 2024 to June 18, 2025, while he served in the Senate.

Derived from itemized gifts. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Money

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

Votes5

House May 21, 2025

Yea: 138
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 4
Excused: 6

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3122

SB 1814 was passed by (Record 3122): 138 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 138 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 20, 2025

Yea: 132
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 2
Excused: 14

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3062

SB 1814 was passed to third reading by (Record 3062): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 132 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 14 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

KingExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

KingExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1814 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

KingExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses8

For: 4
Against: 0
On: 4

Names

For

Self; VFW Dept of Texas1 registration
Texas Association of Goodwills1 registration
Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations1 registration
The American Legion, Dept of Texas1 registration

On

Self1 registration
Texas Veterans Commission3 registrations

Sources

8 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($3,227,144)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 17, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1814, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($5,502,388) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($3,227,144)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

César BlancoDSenate 29

Companion

HB 4789 by Hefner (identical)

Subjects

Electronic Information Systems

Military & Veterans

VETERANS COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 280 words

89R8373 GP-D

By: Hancock
S.B. No. 1814

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to

provide information to certain members of the United States armed

forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 434, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 434.0261 to read as follows:

Sec. 434.0261. ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF CONTACT INFORMATION

FOR SERVICE MEMBERS LEAVING ACTIVE DUTY. (a) The commission shall

establish and maintain an electronic database that includes the

name and contact information of each member of the United States

armed forces who:

(1) has provided written consent to the commission to

have the member's information included in the database; and

(2) will be discharged or released from active duty

within 12 months of the date the member provides the consent

described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The database established under Subsection (a) must

allow state agencies and local veteran service organizations,

including veterans county service offices, that have applied to and

been approved by the commission to access the database for the

purpose of providing to members of the United States armed forces

included in the database information regarding state and local

benefits and resources available to veterans, including

information regarding employment and training opportunities,

housing, entrepreneurial and health care services, and veteran

support groups.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement

and administer this section, including rules establishing the

procedure by which entities apply to and are approved by the

commission to access the database established under Subsection (a).

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

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

House May 21, 2025

House May 20, 2025

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Senate Apr 8, 2025

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