Monitoring the SessionHB 904
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The bill gives bail bond companies four years instead of two to ask a court to cut or refund a bond they forfeited after a defendant skipped court.
The bill gives bail bond companies four years instead of two to ask a court to cut or refund a bond they forfeited after a defendant skipped court. It touches sureties who post bail, the courts that hear these requests, and the counties that collect forfeited bond money. A judge still decides each request. The longer window covers only forfeiture judgments entered on or after September 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1709 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 1650 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1709 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 1650 (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-HB904 · 2026-11-09
relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
The bill gives bail bond companies four years instead of two to ask a court to cut or refund a bond they forfeited after a defendant skipped court.
The bill gives bail bond companies four years instead of two to ask a court to cut or refund a bond they forfeited after a defendant skipped court. It touches sureties who post bail, the courts that hear these requests, and the counties that collect forfeited bond money. A judge still decides each request. The longer window covers only forfeiture judgments entered on or after September 1, 2027.
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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 · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 4, 2023: Referred to Criminal Justice
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Canales, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 21, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
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--Bail & Pretrial Release
The text as introduced · 266 words
90R5909 SZA-D By: Canales H.B. No. 904 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 22.17(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (a) Not later than the fourth anniversary of [ two years after ] the date a final judgment is entered in a bond forfeiture proceeding, the surety on the bond may file with the court a special bill of review. A special bill of review may include a request, on equitable grounds, that the final judgment be reformed and that all or part of the bond amount be remitted to the surety, after deducting the costs of court, any reasonable costs to the county for the return of the principal, and the interest accrued on the bond amount from the date of forfeiture. The court in its discretion may grant or deny the bill in whole or in part. SECTION 2. Article 22.17(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, applies only to a bail bond for which a final judgment of forfeiture is entered on or after the effective date of this Act. A bail bond for which a final judgment of forfeiture is entered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the judgment was entered, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.