89R HB 1047
by Rep. Bhojani, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 7, 2025: Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
Relating to the designation of certain optional holidays.
Caption, 89R bill history
HB 649
bill adding more optional holidays for state employees
Filed
Verdict: No flags
No flagsInitial review
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the designation of certain optional holidays.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Lunar New Year, Diwali, Vesak, Eid and more join Good Friday.
This bill adds new days to the list of optional holidays for Texas state employees. It adds All Saints' Day, Lunar New Year, Dashera, Vaisakhi, Vesak, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and one employee-chosen day each of Diwali and Passover to the existing Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Good Friday. Starting September 1, 2027, state workers will have more days they can pick to observe under the state's existing optional holiday rules.
Labels
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1047 (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: 115 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 115 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 90R bill as filed runs 407 words (derived, 1,039 graded bills, snapshot Nov 10, 2026).
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB649 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the designation of certain optional holidays.
WHAT IT DOES
Lunar New Year, Diwali, Vesak, Eid and more join Good Friday.
This bill adds new days to the list of optional holidays for Texas state employees. It adds All Saints' Day, Lunar New Year, Dashera, Vaisakhi, Vesak, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and one employee-chosen day each of Diwali and Passover to the existing Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Good Friday. Starting September 1, 2027, state workers will have more days they can pick to observe under the state's existing optional holiday rules.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 50%
The bill designates more days as optional holidays and does nothing else. The caption says exactly that, so this is a tag, not a charge.
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 · 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.
6301 ECC LLC$36,400.00
6301 ECC LLC
$36,400.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,400.00
- Total
- $36,400.00
Other filed descriptions $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.
Sources
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.
Sam Mahrouq$25,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$21,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$21,000.00
- Cash
- $21,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $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.
TeamSources
Derived 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.
6301 ECC LLC
$36,400.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,400.00
- Total
- $36,400.00
Other filed descriptions $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.
Sources
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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$21,000.00
- Cash
- $21,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $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.
TeamSources
Derived 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.
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 2:35 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Text
The text as introduced · 115 words
By: Bhojani H.B. No. 649 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of certain optional holidays. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 662.003(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An "optional holiday" includes only : (1) the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, [ or ] Good Friday , All Saints' Day, Lunar New Year, Dashera, Vaisakhi, Vesak, Eid al-Fitr, or Eid al-Adha fall; and (2) one day of the Diwali festival and one day of the Passover sleected by the state employee observing the optional holiday [ falls ]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.