HB 918

bill to stop cops from profiling motorcycle riders

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Agencies need a written no-profiling policy by December 1, 2027.

The bill bars Texas peace officers from stopping or acting against someone because they ride a motorcycle or wear motorcycle or motorcycle club gear rather than because of their behavior. It touches every peace officer and law enforcement agency in the state, along with riders who believe they were singled out. Each agency must adopt a written policy by December 1, 2027, that bans this practice, sets up a complaint process, and requires corrective action against officers found to have done it.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 258 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 1108 by Rep. VanDeaver (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1108 by Rep. VanDeaver (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.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB918 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

ITEM

relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

WHAT IT DOES

Agencies need a written no-profiling policy by December 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary E. González

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10K Coalition for Working Families PAC$10K Texas Sands PAC$8K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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.

Team

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Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$10,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

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Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

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.

Team

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Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 258

by Rep. Mary González, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 25, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 1108

by Rep. VanDeaver, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 7, 2025: Left pending in committee

Relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

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.

Subjects

Criminal Procedure--General

Text

The text as introduced · 344 words

90R1563 JDK-F

By: González of El Paso
H.B. No. 918

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to motorcycle profiling by peace officers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 2B, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended by adding Subchapter B-1 to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B-1. MOTORCYCLE PROFILING

Art. 2B.0081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned

by Article 2B.0053.

(2) "Motor vehicle stop" has the meaning assigned by

Article 2B.0051.

(3) "Motorcycle profiling" means a law

enforcement-initiated action based wholly or partly on an

individual operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle-related or

motorcycle club-related paraphernalia rather than on the

individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual

as having engaged in criminal activity. The term includes a motor

vehicle stop that is made with respect to an individual operating a

motorcycle and that the peace officer extends beyond the period

necessary to effectuate the purpose of the stop.

Art. 2B.0082. MOTORCYCLE PROFILING PROHIBITED. A peace

officer may not engage in motorcycle profiling.

Art. 2B.0083. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON MOTORCYCLE

PROFILING. Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a

detailed written policy on motorcycle profiling. The policy must:

(1) clearly define acts constituting motorcycle

profiling;

(2) strictly prohibit peace officers employed by the

agency from engaging in motorcycle profiling;

(3) implement a process by which an individual may

file a complaint with the agency if the individual believes that a

peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in motorcycle

profiling with respect to the individual; and

(4) require the agency employing a peace officer to

take appropriate corrective action against the peace officer after

an investigation shows that the peace officer has engaged in

motorcycle profiling in violation of the agency's policy adopted

under this article.

SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2027, each law

enforcement agency in this state shall adopt the policy required by

Article 2B.0083, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.