SB 635

bill extending hardship pay beyond the National Guard

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 supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

All Texas military forces can apply. If the account has money.

The bill widens an existing supplemental pay program so that it covers all members of the Texas military forces, not just the National Guard, when military duty causes them economic hardship. It renames the existing comptroller account to match the broader group and keeps the cap that ties payments to lost civilian income or the hardship amount, whichever is less. More state service members called up for duty after September 1, 2025, could apply for this pay, but only if money is in the account.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 424 (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 424 (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 Dec 18, 2024 and referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB635 · 2024-12-18

SOLD BY

Sen. Angela PaxtonRSenate 8

ITEM

relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

WHAT IT DOES

All Texas military forces can apply. If the account has money.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Dec 18, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Dec 18, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to Vet Affairs

FILED UNDER

GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER

THE TEXT

…“who suffers an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty is eligible to receive supplemental pay for serving in accordance with this section”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill extends a state supplemental pay benefit from National Guard members to all members of the Texas military forces, widening who can draw state pay.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Angela Paxton

Donors

James Stanton$47,500Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KGary Blake$30,000

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.

James Stanton$47,500.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

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 · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. 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: 100982305, 101012314.

Gary Blake$30,000.00

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash: $40,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $40,000.00

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 · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. 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: 100982305, 101012314.

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 SB 424

by Sen. Paxton, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to Vet Affairs

Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Dec 18, 2024

02/03/2025 S Referred to Vet Affairs

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Veteran Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Military & Veterans

Salaries & Expenses

State Finances--Appropriations

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 408 words

89R5204 MCK-D

By: Paxton
S.B. No. 635

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military

forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on

military duty.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 437.220(a), (b), and (c), Government

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) A person who is called to military duty as a member of

the Texas military forces [ National Guard ] in the service of this

state or the United States by proper federal or state authority and

who suffers an economic hardship as a result of serving on military

duty is eligible to receive supplemental pay for serving in

accordance with this section. Payment under this subsection is

subject to the availability of funds.

(b) The comptroller shall establish the Texas military

forces [ National Guard members' ] supplemental military duty pay

account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be

appropriated only for purposes of implementing this section. The

comptroller, governor, or adjutant general may accept gifts and

grants for deposit to the credit of the account. The legislature

may transfer money into the account or may appropriate money to

implement this section and the comptroller shall credit that money

to the account.

(c) A member of the Texas military forces [ National Guard ]

described by Subsection (a) is eligible to receive supplemental pay

under this section in an amount not to exceed the lesser of:

(1) the amount required to alleviate the economic

hardship the member suffers as a result of serving on active duty;

and

(2) the difference between the amount of income that

the member has lost from civilian employment as a result of being

called to military duty and the amount of military pay and

allowances the member receives from state or federal sources while

on military duty.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to

military duty by a member of the Texas military forces occurring on

or after the effective date of this Act regardless of the date the

member was called to military duty. Military duty occurring before

the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on

the date the military duty occurred, and the former law is continued

in effect for that purpose.

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