Monitoring the SessionHB 799
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of general academic teaching institutions.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
8,000 students gets a campus site. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill requires each county commissioners court to set up a polling place on the main campus of any state university in the county that enrolls at least 8,000 students. It touches county election officials, the affected public universities, and the students and nearby voters who would use the site. That campus site must stay open on election day and during early voting for the same hours as the county's main early voting location, starting September 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 644 by Rep. Hinojosa (Died in committee) and 89R HB 1159 by Rep. Hinojosa (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 644 by Rep. Hinojosa (Died in committee) and 89R HB 1159 by Rep. Hinojosa (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-HB799 · 2026-11-09
relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of general academic teaching institutions.
8,000 students gets a campus site. Starting September 1, 2027.
The bill requires each county commissioners court to set up a polling place on the main campus of any state university in the county that enrolls at least 8,000 students. It touches county election officials, the affected public universities, and the students and nearby voters who would use the site. That campus site must stay open on election day and during early voting for the same hours as the county's main early voting location, starting September 1, 2027.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“court of a county shall designate as a polling place a location on”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill changes where Texans vote in person by requiring counties to put a polling place on large state university campuses with set early voting and election day hours.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 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.
$30,000.00
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 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 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: 100982635, 101040208.
$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 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: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101057584.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$30,000.00
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 5, 2024 to Feb 19, 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: 100982635, 101040208.
$25,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Jan 16, 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: 100982635, 101028685, 101035822.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101057584.
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. Hinojosa, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Elections
Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Hinojosa, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 7, 2025: Referred to Elections
Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions.
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.
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
Elections--General
The text as introduced · 155 words
90R3628 JDK-D By: Reynolds H.B. No. 799 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of general academic teaching institutions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 43.008 to read as follows: Sec. 43.008. CAMPUS POLLING PLACE. (a) The commissioners court of a county shall designate as a polling place a location on the main campus of a general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 51.821, Education Code, located within the county if at least 8,000 students are enrolled in the institution. (b) Voting by personal appearance must be conducted at a polling place location designated under this section during the same hours as voting is conducted at the main early voting polling place and on election day. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.