Monitoring the Session

HB 1012

Homeless Youth Housing Bill Says ‘May’ And Funds Nothing

Filed

Verdict: Smells

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Rep. Toni RoseDHouse 110
Why it's charged
List of feelings

THE TEXT

“The department may administer a youth and young adult”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Every operative verb in the bill is "may": the department may run the program, may adopt rules and may use any available money. The bill creates no duty, no deadline and no appropriation.

List of feelings

Initial review · graded Nov 10, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program for youth and young adults.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The department “may administer” a program for homeless youth under 26. No duty, no deadline, no new money.

The bill lets the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs run a grant program for housing and services for homeless youth and young adults under 26. Grants could pay for building or buying housing and for local providers that work to prevent homelessness. Nothing is required: the department may run the program, may write rules and may use whatever money is available, and the bill sets aside no new money.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2181 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 2808 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2181 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 2808 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB1012 · 2026-11-10

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program for youth and young adults.

WHAT IT DOES

The department “may administer” a program for homeless youth under 26. No duty, no deadline, no new money.

The bill lets the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs run a grant program for housing and services for homeless youth and young adults under 26. Grants could pay for building or buying housing and for local providers that work to prevent homelessness. Nothing is required: the department may run the program, may write rules and may use whatever money is available, and the bill sets aside no new money.

CHARGES

[x] LIST OF FEELINGSanalysis confidence 75%

THE TEXT

“The department may administer a youth and young adult”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Every operative verb in the bill is "may": the department may run the program, may adopt rules and may use any available money. The bill creates no duty, no deadline and no appropriation.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

2026-11-10 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)

FILED UNDER

TAXPAYER-FUNDED NGOS

THE TEXT

“provide financial assistance to local providers of”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The program would send state grant money to local providers of homelessness programs and services instead of having the agency deliver them directly.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

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 · Jul 12, 2024 to Jun 27, 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$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100989331, 101032423, 101061700.

Texas Sands PAC$14,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash
$14,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$14,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 24, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100989331, 101061700.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$10,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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: 101010994.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100989331, 101032423, 101061700.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash
$14,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$14,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 24, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100989331, 101061700.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 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: 101010994.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Adversarial review by claude-opus-5-5 at high effort: Smells.

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 10, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 2181

by Rep. Rose, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 19, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program for youth and young adults.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 2808

by Rep. Rose, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 19, 2025: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

Relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program for youth and young adults.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 10, 2026

2026-11-10 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced text: HTML · PDF

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Text

The text as introduced · 254 words

90R2043 JG-D

By: Rose
H.B. No. 1012

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing

and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program

for youth and young adults.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 2306.2586 to read as follows:

Sec. 2306.2586. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT HOMELESS HOUSING AND

SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "young adult" means an

individual who is 18 years of age or older but younger than 26 years

of age.

(b) The department may administer a youth and young adult

homeless housing and services grant program to:

(1) provide for the construction, development, or

procurement of housing for youth and young adults experiencing

homelessness;

(2) provide financial assistance to local providers of

programs and services to prevent and eliminate homelessness; and

(3) increase access to safe housing and services for

youth and young adults across this state.

(c) The department may adopt rules to govern the program's

administration, including rules:

(1) providing for the allocation of any available

money for the program; and

(2) prescribing detailed guidelines on the scope of

the program.

(d) The department may use any available money to administer

the program, including legislative appropriations, appropriation

transfers from the trusteed programs within the office of the

governor, available federal money, and any other statutorily

authorized and appropriate funding sources.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.