Monitoring the SessionHB 770
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The caption says the bill is about bid bonding, but the text waives the performance bond, which is a different guarantee. The subject is close, so this looks like loose drafting rather than a hidden provision.
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relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects for certain municipalities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Cities under 20,000 can waive workers’ comp and performance bonds on jobs under one percent of budget.
The bill lets Texas cities with fewer than 20,000 people skip two safeguards on small construction jobs: making sure the contractor carries workers' compensation insurance, and making the contractor get a performance bond. It applies only to jobs priced under one percent of the city's latest budget, and a city may not lump separate projects together when it measures that limit. Starting with contracts signed on or after September 1, 2027, these small cities can hire contractors for minor work without those insurance and bond requirements.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3406 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 875 (Did not pass). Checked against 88R and 89R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3406 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 875 (Did not pass). 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-HB770 · 2026-11-09
relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects for certain municipalities.
Cities under 20,000 can waive workers’ comp and performance bonds on jobs under one percent of budget.
The bill lets Texas cities with fewer than 20,000 people skip two safeguards on small construction jobs: making sure the contractor carries workers' compensation insurance, and making the contractor get a performance bond. It applies only to jobs priced under one percent of the city's latest budget, and a city may not lump separate projects together when it measures that limit. Starting with contracts signed on or after September 1, 2027, these small cities can hire contractors for minor work without those insurance and bond requirements.
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The caption says the bill is about bid bonding, but the text waives the performance bond, which is a different guarantee. The subject is close, so this looks like loose drafting rather than a hidden provision.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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.
$40,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 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: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.
$10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100987103, 101057871.
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$40,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 18, 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: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.
$10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100987103, 101057871.
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. Spiller, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Business & Industry
Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Spiller, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects for certain municipalities.
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 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
SB 262 by Perry (identical)
City Government--General
Labor--Workers' Compensation
The text as introduced · 243 words
90R968 SCL-D By: Spiller H.B. No. 770 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage and bid bonding requirements for small municipal construction projects for certain municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows: Sec. 271.909. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND BID BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "project" includes all work to be completed on a construction project for a municipality at one location within 12 months of the date the work begins. (b) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of less than 20,000. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, for a construction project contracted for an amount that is less than one percent of the total amount of a municipality's most recently adopted budget, the municipality is not required to: (1) ensure that the contractor is covered by workers' compensation insurance coverage; or (2) require the contractor to obtain a performance bond. (d) For the purpose of determining the contracted amount of a construction project under Subsection (c), a municipality may not aggregate work from more than one project. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.