Monitoring the SessionSB 67
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 conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by videoconference.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
For injured first responders, or claimants more than 75 miles away.
The bill requires the state workers' compensation division to hold a contested case hearing by video call when certain parties ask for one. A claimant can ask if they were hurt working or volunteering as a peace officer, firefighter, EMT, custodial officer or detention officer, or if they live more than 75 miles from the hearing site. Four state insurance carriers can also ask: the State Office of Risk Management, the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems, and the Texas Department of Transportation. A video hearing is also exempt from the rule that hearings be held within 75 miles of the claimant's home, and the change applies to hearings requested on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1640 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 1640 (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 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB67 · 2024-11-12
relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by videoconference.
For injured first responders, or claimants more than 75 miles away.
The bill requires the state workers' compensation division to hold a contested case hearing by video call when certain parties ask for one. A claimant can ask if they were hurt working or volunteering as a peace officer, firefighter, EMT, custodial officer or detention officer, or if they live more than 75 miles from the hearing site. Four state insurance carriers can also ask: the State Office of Risk Management, the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems, and the Texas Department of Transportation. A video hearing is also exempt from the rule that hearings be held within 75 miles of the claimant's home, and the change applies to hearings requested on or after September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$72,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
$60,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
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. Zaffirini, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Business & Commerce
Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 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
Labor--Workers' Compensation
State Employees
VIDEOCONFERENCING
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
RISK MANAGEMENT, STATE OFFICE OF
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 363 words
89R1214 RDS-F By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 67 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by videoconference. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 410.005(a), Labor Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A [ Unless the division determines that good cause exists for the selection of a different location, a ] contested case hearing may not be conducted at a site more than 75 miles from the claimant's residence at the time of the injury unless: (1) the division determines that good cause exists for the selection of a different location; or (2) the contested case hearing is conducted by videoconference as provided by Section 410.0055 . SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 410, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 410.0055 to read as follows: Sec. 410.0055. CONDUCTING CERTAIN CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS BY VIDEOCONFERENCE. (a) In this section, "custodial officer," "detention officer," "emergency medical technician," "firefighter," and "peace officer" have the meanings assigned by Section 607.051, Government Code. (b) The division shall conduct a contested case hearing by videoconference on request of: (1) the claimant, if: (A) the claim relates to an injury incurred by the claimant in the course and scope of the claimant's employment or volunteer service as a custodial officer, detention officer, emergency medical technician, firefighter, or peace officer; or (B) the claimant resides more than 75 miles from the hearing site at the time of the hearing; or (2) the insurance carrier, if the insurance carrier is: (A) the State Office of Risk Management; (B) The Texas A&M University System; (C) the Texas Department of Transportation; or (D) The University of Texas System. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a contested case hearing requested on or after the effective date of this Act. A contested case hearing requested before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the contested case hearing was requested, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.