89R HB 4775
by Rep. Flores, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
Relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal.
Caption, 89R bill history
HB 315
400 feet from the line? ask the neighbors’ judge
Filed
Verdict: No flags
No flagsInitial review
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Officers near a county or city line get more courts. Parson’s Law.
The bill lets a peace officer or animal control officer who believes an animal is being cruelly treated ask for a seizure warrant from a justice court, magistrate or municipal court in a neighboring county or city. That option applies when the animal sits on property within 400 feet of that other county or city line. Officers near jurisdiction lines get more courts to go to for a warrant starting September 1, 2027, and the bill is named Parson's Law.
Labels
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4775 (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-HB315 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal.
WHAT IT DOES
Officers near a county or city line get more courts. Parson’s Law.
The bill lets a peace officer or animal control officer who believes an animal is being cruelly treated ask for a seizure warrant from a justice court, magistrate or municipal court in a neighboring county or city. That option applies when the animal sits on property within 400 feet of that other county or city line. Officers near jurisdiction lines get more courts to go to for a warrant starting September 1, 2027, and the bill is named Parson's Law.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
No flags
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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.
Subjects
Animals
PARSON'S LAW (PO9P6)
Text
The text as introduced · 214 words
90R1691 AB-D By: Flores H.B. No. 315 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an application for a warrant to seize a cruelly treated animal. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as Parson's Law. SECTION 2. Section 821.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) If a peace officer or an officer who has responsibility for animal control in a county or municipality has reason to believe that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated, the officer may apply to the following for a warrant to seize the animal: (1) a justice court or magistrate in : (A) the county in which the animal is located; or (B) if the animal is located on property with a property line within 400 feet of the boundary of another county, the other county; or (2) [ to ] a municipal court in : (A) the municipality in which the animal is located ; or (B) if the animal is located on property with a property line within 400 feet of the boundary of another municipality, the other municipality [ for a warrant to seize the animal ]. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.