Monitoring the Session

HB 1034

Relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or services.

Filed

Verdict: Smells

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Rep. Matt ShaheenRHouse 66
Why it's charged
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THE CAPTION

“relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or”…

Caption, introduced version (I)

THE TEXT

…“the person or another person is prohibited by a law of this state;”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The ban covers an ad whenever the sale is prohibited for the advertiser 'or another person,' so a seller who may lawfully sell could still be caught because some other person, such as an unlicensed seller, may not. That reaches beyond the caption's target of illegal goods or services.

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

Caption

relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or services.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The bill bars any person from advertising the sale or provision of goods or services when selling or providing them is against Texas law, or when the goods or services are generally banned under Texas law. It reaches anyone who places an ad in Texas, including businesses, individuals and possibly people who advertise services that are lawful for some sellers but not others. The text sets no penalty, no enforcement agency and no private lawsuit, so it adds a new rule of conduct to the Business & Commerce Code starting September 1, 2027, with no stated consequence for breaking it.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4297 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.QUICK READ: 131 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 131 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 90R bill as filed runs 410 words (derived, 1,063 graded bills, snapshot Nov 10, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB1034 · 2026-11-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Matt ShaheenRHouse 66

ITEM

relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or services.

WHAT IT DOES

The bill bars any person from advertising the sale or provision of goods or services when selling or providing them is against Texas law, or when the goods or services are generally banned under Texas law. It reaches anyone who places an ad in Texas, including businesses, individuals and possibly people who advertise services that are lawful for some sellers but not others. The text sets no penalty, no enforcement agency and no private lawsuit, so it adds a new rule of conduct to the Business & Commerce Code starting September 1, 2027, with no stated consequence for breaking it.

CHARGES

[x] DRAGNETanalysis confidence 50%

THE CAPTION

“relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or”…

Caption, introduced version (I)

THE TEXT

…“the person or another person is prohibited by a law of this state;”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The ban covers an ad whenever the sale is prohibited for the advertiser 'or another person,' so a seller who may lawfully sell could still be caught because some other person, such as an unlicensed seller, may not. That reaches beyond the caption's target of illegal goods or services.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

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

FILED UNDER

SPEECH AND LAWFARE

THE TEXT

“A person may not advertise the sale or provision of goods”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill regulates what Texans may say in advertisements, with a broad trigger tied to any state-law prohibition.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Matt Shaheen

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$402KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$86K

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 30, 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$401,656.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$401,656.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$341,656.00
Total
$401,656.00
canvassing $317,206.00polling $24,450.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069212, 101071870.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 22, 2026 to Oct 10, 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: 101069212, 101071870.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$85,700.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$85,700.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$35,700.00
Total
$85,700.00
advertising $20,000.00polling $15,700.00

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 · Aug 11, 2025 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 101028938, 101069212, 101071870.

Money

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

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Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$401,656.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$341,656.00
Total
$401,656.00
canvassing $317,206.00polling $24,450.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101069212, 101071870.

×

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 22, 2026 to Oct 10, 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: 101069212, 101071870.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$85,700.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$35,700.00
Total
$85,700.00
advertising $20,000.00polling $15,700.00

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 · Aug 11, 2025 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 101028938, 101069212, 101071870.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 10, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

89R HB 4297

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

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 1, 2025: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or services.

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 11:11 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Text

The text as introduced · 131 words

90R2735 PRL-D

By: Shaheen
H.B. No. 1034

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or

services.

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

SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 16, Business & Commerce Code,

is amended by adding Chapter 722 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 722. PROHIBITED ADVERTISING

Sec. 722.001. PROHIBITED ADVERTISING OF ILLEGAL GOODS OR

SERVICES. A person may not advertise the sale or provision of goods

or services if:

(1) the sale or provision of the goods or services by

the person or another person is prohibited by a law of this state;

or

(2) the goods or services advertised are generally

prohibited by a law of this state.

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