SB 2890
bill requiring grievance processes at every state agency
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Employees can appeal discipline, pay and firings, including at-will ones.
The bill requires the head of every state agency to set up, by rule, a grievance process that lets employees appeal discipline, pay, working conditions and work hours, including firings both for cause and at will. It covers workers at executive agencies, public universities other than junior colleges, the legislature and its agencies, and the state courts and state bar, but not state officers. Each such appeal is treated as a formal contested case under the state's administrative hearing law, and agencies must adopt their rules by January 1, 2026.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2890 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees.
WHAT IT DOES
Employees can appeal discipline, pay and firings, including at-will ones.
The bill requires the head of every state agency to set up, by rule, a grievance process that lets employees appeal discipline, pay, working conditions and work hours, including firings both for cause and at will. It covers workers at executive agencies, public universities other than junior colleges, the legislature and its agencies, and the state courts and state bar, but not state officers. Each such appeal is treated as a formal contested case under the state's administrative hearing law, and agencies must adopt their rules by January 1, 2026.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Business & Commerce
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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.
TeamSources
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.
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.
TeamSources
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.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
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 · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 512 by Cortez (identical)
Subjects
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Employees
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
Text
The text as introduced · 329 words
89R1412 SCP-F By: Cook S.B. No. 2890 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 6, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 674 to read as follows: CHAPTER 674. EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES Sec. 674.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agency employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, who is employed by a state agency. (2) "State agency" means: (A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that was created by the Texas Constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or an institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; (B) the legislature or a legislative agency; or (C) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, the state bar, or another state judicial agency. Sec. 674.002. AGENCY EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) The executive head of each state agency by rule shall establish a grievance procedure for agency employees. The procedure must allow an agency employee to appeal an employment action taken by the agency regarding: (1) a disciplinary action imposed on the employee, including: (A) an oral or written reprimand; (B) a demotion; (C) a suspension; (D) a reduction in compensation; and (E) a termination for cause and at will; or (2) the employee's compensation or working conditions, including the hours the employee is required to work. (b) An appeal made under this section is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001. SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2026, the executive head of each state agency shall adopt rules necessary to implement Chapter 674, Government Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.