HB 998
bill letting counties over 600,000 regulate roadside vendors
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Bar drops from 1.3 million people to 600,000. Live animal sales included.
This bill widens which counties may regulate roadside vendors and people asking for money. Before, only counties over 1.3 million people, plus counties over 600,000 that border a county of more than four million, had this power; now any county over 600,000 people gets it. Commissioners courts in those counties may, by order, regulate food and merchandise sellers (including live animal sales), their stands, and solicitation of money on roads, road rights-of-way and parking lots outside city limits.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB998 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.
WHAT IT DOES
Bar drops from 1.3 million people to 600,000. Live animal sales included.
This bill widens which counties may regulate roadside vendors and people asking for money. Before, only counties over 1.3 million people, plus counties over 600,000 that border a county of more than four million, had this power; now any county over 600,000 people gets it. Commissioners courts in those counties may, by order, regulate food and merchandise sellers (including live animal sales), their stands, and solicitation of money on roads, road rights-of-way and parking lots outside city limits.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Jun 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.
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Apr 15, 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: 100988744, 101010769, 101029923, 101061103.
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 3, 2024 to Jun 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: 100988744, 101061103.
Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC$5,000.00
Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC
$5,000.00
- Cash
- $5,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $5,000.00
Also funds 81 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 6, 2025. 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: 101029923.
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Apr 15, 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: 100988744, 101010769, 101029923, 101061103.
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 3, 2024 to Jun 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: 100988744, 101061103.
Texans for Reasonable Solutions PAC
$5,000.00
- Cash
- $5,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $5,000.00
Also funds 81 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 6, 2025. 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: 101029923.
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.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Highways
Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road
Text
The text as introduced · 223 words
90R2780 GP-F By: Cole H.B. No. 998 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than [ 1.3 million and a county with a population of more than ] 600,000 [ that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million ] by order may regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or in a parking lot: (1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; (2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; and (3) the solicitation of money. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.