Monitoring the Session

SB 2000

bill setting nine hours of weekday early voting

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

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 hours of early voting by personal appearance in certain counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Counties under 70,000 people can go as low as five.

The bill sets a minimum of nine hours of weekday early voting at the main early voting site, but lets counties with fewer than 70,000 people offer as few as five hours a day. It also requires counties with 70,000 or more people to hold early voting on the last Saturday (at least 12 hours) and last Sunday (at least six hours) of early voting in primaries and the November general election. The result is that voters in small counties may see shorter weekday early voting hours, while voters in larger counties get set weekend hours, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 6, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2000 · 2025-03-06

SOLD BY

Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

ITEM

relating to the hours of early voting by personal appearance in certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Counties under 70,000 people can go as low as five.

The bill sets a minimum of nine hours of weekday early voting at the main early voting site, but lets counties with fewer than 70,000 people offer as few as five hours a day. It also requires counties with 70,000 or more people to hold early voting on the last Saturday (at least 12 hours) and last Sunday (at least six hours) of early voting in primaries and the November general election. The result is that voters in small counties may see shorter weekday early voting hours, while voters in larger counties get set weekend hours, 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 State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Adam Hinojosa

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100KMayes Middleton$34,597Greg Abbott Campaign$33K

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 · Oct 28, 2024 to May 5, 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$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

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

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 · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Mayes Middleton$34,596.72
Greg Abbott Campaign$33,489.82

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$33,489.82
Total
$33,489.82
travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

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

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 · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.

×

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$33,489.82
Total
$33,489.82
travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.

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 6, 2025

03/17/2025 S Referred to State 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 · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Elections--Administration

Elections--Early Voting

Elections--General

Text

The text as introduced · 350 words

89R15278 MLH-D

By: Hinojosa of Nueces
S.B. No. 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the hours of early voting by personal appearance in

certain counties.

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

SECTION 1. Section 85.005, Election Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as

follows:

(a) Except as provided by this section [ Subsection (c) ], in

an election in which a county clerk is the early voting clerk under

Section 83.002, early voting by personal appearance at the main

early voting polling place shall be conducted on each weekday of the

early voting period that is not a legal state holiday and for a

period of at least nine hours, except that voting may not be

conducted earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m.

(e) In a county with a population of less than 70,000, early

voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling

place shall be conducted on each weekday of the early voting period

that is not a legal state holiday and for a period of at least five

hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier than 6 a.m.

or later than 10 p.m.

SECTION 2. Section 85.006(e), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(e) In a primary election or the general election for state

and county officers, the early voting clerk of a county with a

population of 70,000 or more shall order voting by personal

appearance at the main early voting polling place to be conducted on

the last Saturday of the early voting period for at least 12

consecutive hours, except that voting may not be conducted earlier

than 6 a.m. or later than 10 p.m., and on the last Sunday of the

early voting period for at least six consecutive hours, except that

voting may not be conducted earlier than 9 a.m. or later than 10

p.m. This subsection supersedes any provision of this subchapter

to the extent of any conflict.

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