Monitoring the SessionSB 862
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 designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Joins Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Good Friday on the short list.
The bill adds Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the third day of Diwali to the state's short list of optional holidays, which already includes Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday. It touches state employees covered by the state holiday law in the Government Code. Starting September 1, 2025, those three days join the list of days that count as optional holidays.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 608 (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 608 (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.QUICK READ: 87 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 87 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 22, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB862 · 2025-01-22
relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays.
Joins Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Good Friday on the short list.
The bill adds Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the third day of Diwali to the state's short list of optional holidays, which already includes Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday. It touches state employees covered by the state holiday law in the Government Code. Starting September 1, 2025, those three days join the list of days that count as optional holidays.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 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.
$129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 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: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
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$129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 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: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
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. Johnson, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 17, 2023: Referred to Business & Commerce
Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Jan 22, 2025
02/13/2025 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
DIWALI (HL90Y)
EID AL-ADHA (HJ1PH)
EID AL-FITR (HW0O6)
Holidays
Religion
The text as introduced · 87 words
89R2127 RDS-F By: Johnson S.B. No. 862 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 662.003(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An "optional holiday" includes only the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, the third day of Diwali, or Good Friday falls. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.