89R HB 1665
by Rep. Canales, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 12, 2025: Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
Caption, 89R bill history
HB 933
Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
Filed
Verdict: No flags
No flagsInitial review
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including to cover credit or debit card processing fees on the tip.
The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including to cover credit or debit card processing fees on the tip. It touches restaurants and other employers of tipped workers, and the workers who receive tips. Starting September 1, 2027, the full tip belongs to the worker and employers can no longer skim card fees off tips.
Labels
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1665 (Died in committee). 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.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB933 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
WHAT IT DOES
The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including to cover credit or debit card processing fees on the tip.
The bill bars employers from taking any part of a tip left for a tipped employee, including to cover credit or debit card processing fees on the tip. It touches restaurants and other employers of tipped workers, and the workers who receive tips. Starting September 1, 2027, the full tip belongs to the worker and employers can no longer skim card fees off tips.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
No flags
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$65KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35KCurtis E. Ford$30,605
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 · 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.
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$65,000.00
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC
$65,000.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $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.
TeamSources
Derived 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$35,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$35,000.00
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $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.
TeamSources
Derived 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.
Curtis E. Ford$30,605.00
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC
$65,000.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $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.
TeamSources
Derived 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$35,000.00
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $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.
TeamSources
Derived 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.
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 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
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
Labor--Management Relations
Labor--Wages
Text
The text as introduced · 165 words
90R6481 DNC-D By: Canales H.B. No. 933 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 61.021 to read as follows: Sec. 61.021. GRATUITIES PAID TO TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section, "tipped employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.052. (b) An employer may not collect or receive any portion of a gratuity paid to or left for a tipped employee, including for the purpose of compensating a credit or debit card issuer for any financial services rendered on account of the gratuity. The gratuity is the property of the tipped employee. SECTION 2. Section 61.021, Labor Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a gratuity paid to or left for an employee on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.