Monitoring the SessionHB 1126
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 12, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Board of Law Examiners gets 100 days. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill requires the Board of Law Examiners to process applications from lawyers already licensed in another U.S. state who want to practice in Texas without taking the bar exam. The board must finish each such application within 100 days after it is filed. This applies to applications filed on or after September 1, 2027, and leaves the Supreme Court's general power over admission rules in place.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4737 (Did not pass). 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.
90R-HB1126 · 2026-11-12
relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state.
Board of Law Examiners gets 100 days. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill requires the Board of Law Examiners to process applications from lawyers already licensed in another U.S. state who want to practice in Texas without taking the bar exam. The board must finish each such application within 100 days after it is filed. This applies to applications filed on or after September 1, 2027, and leaves the Supreme Court's general power over admission rules in place.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
2026-11-12 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
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.
$36,400.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,400.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 12, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Bhojani, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
Relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2026
2026-11-12 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced text: HTML · PDF
Data snapshot Nov 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
The text as introduced · 262 words
By: Bhojani H.B. No. 1126 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 82.036, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 82.036. FOREIGN ATTORNEYS. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the [ The ] supreme court shall make such rules and regulations as to admitting attorneys from other jurisdictions to practice law in this state as it shall deem proper and just. All such attorneys shall be required to furnish satisfactory proof as to good moral character. (b) The Board of Law Examiners shall process an application for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state of the United States not later than the 100th day after the date the attorney files the application with the board. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for admission to practice law in this state without examination filed with the Board of Law Examiners on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for admission to practice law in this state without examination filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect the date the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.