Monitoring the SessionSB 159
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Up for at least the month. Doesn’t count against the monument limit.
The bill orders the State Preservation Board to put up a nativity scene on the State Capitol grounds for at least the month of December every year. It touches the State Preservation Board and anyone who visits the Capitol grounds during the holidays. On the ground, a nativity scene becomes a required yearly display, and it does not count against the existing limit on monuments at the Capitol.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1497 by Rep. Cain (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.QUICK READ: 112 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 112 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 90R bill as filed runs 407 words (derived, 1,039 graded bills, snapshot Nov 10, 2026).
90R-SB159 · 2026-11-09
relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
Up for at least the month. Doesn’t count against the monument limit.
The bill orders the State Preservation Board to put up a nativity scene on the State Capitol grounds for at least the month of December every year. It touches the State Preservation Board and anyone who visits the Capitol grounds during the holidays. On the ground, a nativity scene becomes a required yearly display, and it does not count against the existing limit on monuments at the Capitol.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 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.
$50,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 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: 101010787, 101032653.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101058859.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$50,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 8, 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: 101010787, 101032653.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 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: 101058859.
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 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Cain, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 11, 2025: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Holidays
Religion
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING & GROUNDS
STATE PRESERVATION BOARD
The text as introduced · 112 words
By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 159 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 443.01528 to read as follows: Sec. 443.01528. HOLIDAY NATIVITY SCENE. (a) The State Preservation Board shall place a nativity scene on the State Capitol grounds during at least the month of December each year. (b) A nativity scene described by Subsection (a) of this section is not a monument subject to the limitation prescribed under Section 443.0152(a-1). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.