Monitoring the SessionSB 417
Died in committee
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
relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold certain offices concurrently.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No holding a second office on a body that can tax or issue bonds.
The bill bars anyone who holds an elected or appointed office in a local government that can tax or issue bonds from holding a second such office at the same time. It touches city council members, county officials, school board members, special district directors and similar local officers who sit on more than one taxing or bonding body. Anyone holding two such offices must resign from enough of them by September 1, 2025 to comply.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 934 (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 SB 934 (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 Nov 21, 2024 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB417 · 2024-11-21
relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold certain offices concurrently.
No holding a second office on a body that can tax or issue bonds.
The bill bars anyone who holds an elected or appointed office in a local government that can tax or issue bonds from holding a second such office at the same time. It touches city council members, county officials, school board members, special district directors and similar local officers who sit on more than one taxing or bonding body. Anyone holding two such offices must resign from enough of them by September 1, 2025 to comply.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Middleton, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to Local Government
Relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold at the same time certain other offices.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 21, 2024
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
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The text as introduced · 214 words
89R582 AMF-D By: Middleton S.B. No. 417 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain officers of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds to hold certain offices concurrently. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 180.0055 to read as follows: Sec. 180.0055. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICERS TO HOLD CERTAIN OTHER OFFICES. (a) This section applies only to an elected or appointed office of a political subdivision authorized to impose a tax or issue bonds. This section applies only to the extent it does not conflict with a provision of the state constitution. (b) An officer who holds an office to which this section applies is not eligible to hold at the same time another office to which this section applies. SECTION 2. Not later than the effective date of this Act, an officer who holds more than one office in violation of Section 180.0055, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, shall resign, effective on that date, from each office necessary to allow the officer to be in compliance with the requirement of that section. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.