Monitoring the SessionHB 891
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Held in criminal contempt? Wait two years, file a one-sided petition, records erased. Old findings too.
This bill lets anyone found in criminal contempt by a court get every record of that contempt finding wiped once two years have passed. It touches people held in criminal contempt, the courts that found them in contempt, and the agencies that keep those records, and it applies to old contempt findings as well as new ones. Starting September 1, 2027, such a person can file a one-sided petition in the same court that held them in contempt and is entitled to have the records erased.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 3477 (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.
90R-HB891 · 2026-11-09
relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.
Held in criminal contempt? Wait two years, file a one-sided petition, records erased. Old findings too.
This bill lets anyone found in criminal contempt by a court get every record of that contempt finding wiped once two years have passed. It touches people held in criminal contempt, the courts that found them in contempt, and the agencies that keep those records, and it applies to old contempt findings as well as new ones. Starting September 1, 2027, such a person can file a one-sided petition in the same court that held them in contempt and is entitled to have the records erased.
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THE TEXT
…“in criminal contempt is entitled to the expunction of all records”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill widens expunction so that criminal contempt findings can be erased as a matter of right after two years, including findings made before the law took effect.
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Derived itemized flow · Aug 9, 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.
$65,000.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 6, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 100986692, 101072185.
$35,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 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: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$65,000.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 6, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 100986692, 101072185.
$35,000.00
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 · Aug 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: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.
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 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Canales, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 9, 2025: Received from the House
Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.
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 2:37 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Criminal Procedure--General
The text as introduced · 392 words
90R1213 JRR-D By: Canales H.B. No. 891 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 55A, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 55A.007 to read as follows: Art. 55A.007. CRIMINAL CONTEMPT. (a) Notwithstanding the limitation provided by Article 55A.001, a person who has been found in criminal contempt is entitled to the expunction of all records and files related to the contempt if a period of not less than two years has passed since the date on which the person was found in contempt. (b) For purposes of Subchapters F through J, a reference to "arrest" includes the taking into custody of a person found in criminal contempt. SECTION 2. Article 55A.251, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Art. 55A.251. FILING OF PETITION. (a) A person who is entitled to expunction of records and files under Article 55A.002, 55A.004, or 55A.005 or Subchapter B, or a person who is eligible for expunction of records and files under Article 55A.101, may, subject to Article 55A.252, file an ex parte petition for expunction in a district court for the county in which: (1) the petitioner was arrested; or (2) the offense was alleged to have occurred. (b) A person who is entitled to expunction of records and files under Article 55A.007 may file an ex parte petition for expunction in the court that found the person in contempt. SECTION 3. Article 55A.257, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Art. 55A.257. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY FILE PETITION ON PERSON'S BEHALF. The director of the Department of Public Safety or the director's authorized representative may file on behalf of a person described by Article 55A.251(a) [ 55A.251 ] or 55A.256 an ex parte petition for expunction in a district court for the county in which: (1) the person was arrested; or (2) the offense was alleged to have occurred. SECTION 4. This Act applies to an expunction of arrest records and files relating to a finding of criminal contempt that occurred before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.