89R HB 3566
by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 13, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
Caption, 89R bill history
HB 249
Bail Bond Board Bill Cuts Meetings To Six A Year, Narrowly
Filed
Verdict: Smells
SmellsReviewed
Why it's charged
Rider: Bracket bill
THE CAPTION
“relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.”
Caption, introduced version (I)
THE RIDER
“A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet:”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The new meeting schedule reaches only a county under 1.3 million people that also contains a city of 750,000 or more. That two-part population test aims the change at a handful of places, while the caption reads like a rule for all county bail bond boards.
Rider: Bracket billReviewed · Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Only counties under 1.3 million with a city of 750,000. Stalled renewals keep licenses alive.
The bill lets a county bail bond board in one narrow kind of county meet six times a year, in set odd-numbered months, instead of at least once a month. It touches bail bond boards and bail bond license holders only in a county with fewer than 1.3 million people that contains a city of 750,000 or more. If such a board tables or does not act on a license renewal, the bondsman's current license stays in effect until the board's next meeting.
Labels
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 3566 (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.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB249 · 2026-11-09
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
WHAT IT DOES
Only counties under 1.3 million with a city of 750,000. Stalled renewals keep licenses alive.
The bill lets a county bail bond board in one narrow kind of county meet six times a year, in set odd-numbered months, instead of at least once a month. It touches bail bond boards and bail bond license holders only in a county with fewer than 1.3 million people that contains a city of 750,000 or more. If such a board tables or does not act on a license renewal, the bondsman's current license stays in effect until the board's next meeting.
CHARGES
[x] RIDER: BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 75%
THE CAPTION
“relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.”
Caption, introduced version (I)
THE RIDER
“A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet:”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The new meeting schedule reaches only a county under 1.3 million people that also contains a city of 750,000 or more. That two-part population test aims the change at a handful of places, while the caption reads like a rule for all county bail bond boards.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
Smells
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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 · Aug 5, 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC$22,500.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC
$22,500.00
- Cash
- $22,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $22,500.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.
Michael Brickman$15,000.00
Johann Moonesinghe$10,000.00
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC
$22,500.00
- Cash
- $22,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $22,500.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.
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 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
FILED BEFORE
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Companion
SB 75 by Zaffirini (identical)
Subjects
County Government--Employees/Officers
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions
BAIL BONDSMEN
Text
The text as introduced · 343 words
90R264 DNC-F By: Flores H.B. No. 249 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1704.055, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections [ Subsection ] (c) and (d) , a board shall meet: (1) at least once a month; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer. (d) A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet: (1) at least six times each year during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November at the call of the presiding officer; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer. SECTION 2. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (h) Notwithstanding the expiration date of a license issued under this chapter, if a board to which Section 1704.055(c) or (d) applies tables a license holder's application for renewal or otherwise does not take action to approve or deny the application, the applicant's current license continues in effect until the next meeting of the board. SECTION 3. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application for renewal of a license filed with a county bail bond board on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before that date is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2027, if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that date, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.