SB 2724

bill abolishing Confederate Heroes 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 abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

January 19 comes off the list of Texas state holidays.

The bill removes January 19, Confederate Heroes Day, from the list of Texas state holidays. It touches state agencies, state employees, and the Election Code's and Government Code's cross-references to that holiday list. Starting September 1, 2025, January 19 is no longer a state holiday, and the other holidays are renumbered so the legal-holiday and election-date rules still point to the right days.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 51 by Rep. Jarvis Johnson (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 51 by Rep. Jarvis Johnson (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2724 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15

ITEM

relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

WHAT IT DOES

January 19 comes off the list of Texas state holidays.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to State Affairs

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Molly Cook

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KGregory Stocks$10,000Amber Alonso$6,500

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 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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.

Report IDs: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.

Gregory Stocks$10,000.00

Amber Alonso$6,500.00

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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.

Report IDs: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 51

by Rep. Jarvis Johnson, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025

04/03/2025 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

Holidays

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

State Employees

Text

The text as introduced · 255 words

89R6097 GP-F

By: Cook
S.B. No. 2724

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1.006(f)(2), Election Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(2) "State holiday" means a state holiday under

Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [ (6) ], Government Code.

SECTION 2. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(b) A state holiday includes only the following days:

(1) [ the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes

Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other

Confederate heroes;

[ (2) ] the second day of March, "Texas Independence

Day";

(2) [ (3) ] the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";

(3) [ (4) ] the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in

Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;

(4) [ (5) ] the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines

Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines

Johnson;

(5) [ (6) ] the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;

(6) [ (7) ] the 24th day of December; and

(7) [ (8) ] the 26th day of December.

SECTION 3. Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 662.021. DATES OF HOLIDAYS. A legal holiday includes

only the following days:

(1) a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and

(2) a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1)

through (5) [ (6) ].

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.