Monitoring the SessionHB 893
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Client held over 50 miles away? Gas, food and lodging covered.
The bill adds to the list of expenses that court-appointed defense lawyers in noncapital cases must be repaid for. It touches appointed counsel (not public defender office lawyers) and the counties that pay them, adding travel, food and lodging, or remote-meeting costs when the client is held more than 50 miles from the court. Starting September 1, 2027, those expenses get repaid under the same approval rules already used for capital cases.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2523 (Did not pass) and 89R HB 3449 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2523 (Did not pass) and 89R HB 3449 (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-HB893 · 2026-11-09
relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
Client held over 50 miles away? Gas, food and lodging covered.
The bill adds to the list of expenses that court-appointed defense lawyers in noncapital cases must be repaid for. It touches appointed counsel (not public defender office lawyers) and the counties that pay them, adding travel, food and lodging, or remote-meeting costs when the client is held more than 50 miles from the court. Starting September 1, 2027, those expenses get repaid under the same approval rules already used for capital cases.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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.
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.
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 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Canales, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 24, 2023: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Canales, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 15, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
Relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
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--Defense Counsel
Lawyers
The text as introduced · 257 words
90R1230 AJZ-D By: Canales H.B. No. 893 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the reimbursement of expenses to certain counsel appointed to represent a defendant in a criminal proceeding. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 26.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d) A counsel in a noncapital case, other than an attorney with a public defender's office, appointed to represent a defendant under this code shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses, including expenses for : (1) investigation ; (2) [ and for ] mental health and other experts ; and (3) if the defendant is confined in a correctional facility located more than 50 miles from the court in which the defendant's proceeding is pending: (A) travel to the defendant's location for a confidential communication and food and lodging related to that travel; and (B) any costs associated with remotely entering into a confidential communication with the defendant . (d-1) Expenses under Subsection (d) incurred with prior court approval shall be reimbursed in the same manner provided for capital cases by Articles 26.052(f) and (g), and expenses under Subsection (d) incurred without prior court approval shall be reimbursed in the manner provided for capital cases by Article 26.052(h). SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to expenses incurred on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.