SB 274

bill letting local prosecutors enforce hotel trafficking rules

Filed

Verdict: No flags

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Caption

relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

County and district attorneys join the attorney general. Penalty money goes to the county.

This bill lets county attorneys and district attorneys, not just the attorney general, enforce the state's human trafficking awareness rules for hotels and other commercial lodging. It touches hotel and motel operators, local prosecutors, and the attorney general's office, which must be notified before a local prosecutor sues. Local prosecutors can now send cure notices, sue for civil penalties or court orders, recover their costs, and send penalty money to the county.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R SB 2105 (Did not pass). 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-SB274 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Sen. César BlancoDSenate 29

ITEM

relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

WHAT IT DOES

County and district attorneys join the attorney general. Penalty money goes to the county.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

César Blanco

Donors

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$26K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25K Border Health PAC$25K

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 10, 2024 to Jun 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.

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$25,750.00

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund

$25,750.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $750.00
Total: $25,750.00

consulting $750.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Dec 13, 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: 100989095.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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 · Oct 3, 2024 to Jan 26, 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: 100989095, 101009709, 101033590, 101060872.

Border Health PAC$25,000.00

Border Health PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 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: 100989095.

Money

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

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund

$25,750.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $750.00
Total: $25,750.00

consulting $750.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Dec 13, 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: 100989095.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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 · Oct 3, 2024 to Jan 26, 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: 100989095, 101009709, 101033590, 101060872.

Border Health PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 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: 100989095.

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.

89R SB 2105

by Sen. Blanco, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 27, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 S Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

City Government--Employees/Officers

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

County Government--Employees/Officers

Courts--District

Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys

Crimes--Against Persons--General

Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual

HOTELS & MOTELS

Text

The text as introduced · 424 words

90R1200 PRL-D

By: Blanco
S.B. No. 274

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney

to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial

lodging establishments.

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

SECTION 1. Section 114.0102, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 114.0102. OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. If the attorney

general or the county or district attorney of the county in which a

commercial lodging establishment is located has reason to believe

an operator of a commercial lodging establishment has violated this

chapter, the attorney general , county attorney, or district

attorney shall provide written notice to the operator that:

(1) describes the operator's violation;

(2) states that the commercial lodging establishment

may be liable for a civil penalty if the operator does not cure the

violation before the 30th day after the date the operator receives

the notice; and

(3) includes the maximum potential civil penalty that

may be imposed for the violation.

SECTION 2. Section 114.0104, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 114.0104. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR COUNTY OR

DISTRICT ATTORNEY . (a) The attorney general or a county attorney

or district attorney may bring an action in the name of the state:

(1) to recover a civil penalty imposed under Section

114.0103; or

(2) for injunctive relief to require compliance with

this chapter.

(b) A county attorney or district attorney shall notify the

attorney general before bringing an action under this section.

Notice under this subsection must be in a form and manner prescribed

by the attorney general.

(c) An action under this section by the attorney general may

be brought in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) a county in which any part of the violation or

threatened violation occurs.

(d) An action under this section by a county attorney or

district attorney shall be brought in a district court in a county

in which any part of the violation or threatened violation occurs.

(e) [ (c) ] The attorney general , county attorney, or

district attorney may recover reasonable expenses incurred in

obtaining injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section,

including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and

investigatory costs.

(f) A civil penalty recovered by a county attorney or

district attorney under this section is payable to the county in

which the district court that heard the action is located.

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