Monitoring the SessionHB 479
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Only those currently locked up for a felony stay barred. Everyone else registers right away.
The bill lets people with felony convictions vote and register to vote as long as they are not currently locked up for that offense. It touches Texans on parole, probation or supervision for a felony, who today cannot vote until their whole sentence is done or they are pardoned. Once in effect, those people could register and vote right away, and only those currently incarcerated for a felony would remain barred.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 355 by Rep. Senfronia Thompson (Died in committee) and 89R HB 4594 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 355 by Rep. Senfronia Thompson (Died in committee) and 89R HB 4594 (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.
90R-HB479 · 2026-11-09
relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
Only those currently locked up for a felony stay barred. Everyone else registers right away.
The bill lets people with felony convictions vote and register to vote as long as they are not currently locked up for that offense. It touches Texans on parole, probation or supervision for a felony, who today cannot vote until their whole sentence is done or they are pardoned. Once in effect, those people could register and vote right away, and only those currently incarcerated for a felony would remain barred.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
“has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, is not currently incarcerated for that offense”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill drops the rule that a felon must finish parole, probation or supervision before voting, so people still serving a sentence outside prison become qualified voters.
THE TEXT
“not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must not currently be incarcerated for that offense”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill removes loss of voting rights as a consequence that lasts through parole and probation, so the disability ends when prison ends.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
$56,000.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.
$17,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$56,000.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.
$17,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.
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 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Senfronia Thompson, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Elections
Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Bucy, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Elections
Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
The text as introduced · 379 words
90R695 TSS-D By: Bucy H.B. No. 479 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.002(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In this code, "qualified voter" means a person who: (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) is a United States citizen; (3) has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; (4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, is not currently incarcerated for that offense [ has: [ (A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or [ (B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote ]; (5) is a resident of this state; and (6) is a registered voter. SECTION 2. Section 13.001(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To be eligible for registration as a voter in this state, a person must: (1) be 18 years of age or older; (2) be a United States citizen; (3) not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: (A) totally mentally incapacitated; or (B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; (4) not have been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, must not currently be incarcerated for that offense [ have: [ (A) fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or [ (B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote ]; and (5) be a resident of the county in which application for registration is made. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately 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 immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.