89R SB 1549
by Sen. Zaffirini, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 6, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
Caption, 89R bill history
SB 75
Relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
Filed
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Why it's charged
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THE TEXT
“A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet:”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption reads like a statewide change to bail bond board meetings. The only real change is aimed by a two-part population bracket at a county under 1.3 million that holds a city of 750,000 or more, which narrows it to very few places.
Bracket billInitial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The bill lets the county bail bond board in a county with fewer than 1.3 million people that contains a city of 750,000 or more meet six times a year instead of at least once a month. It touches that board and the bail bond license holders who appear before it, and it keeps their licenses in effect if the board tables or does not act on a renewal until its next meeting. Bail bond boards elsewhere keep their current meeting schedules, and the change takes effect July 1, 2027, or September 1, 2027.
Labels
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R SB 1549 (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-SB75 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings.
WHAT IT DOES
The bill lets the county bail bond board in a county with fewer than 1.3 million people that contains a city of 750,000 or more meet six times a year instead of at least once a month. It touches that board and the bail bond license holders who appear before it, and it keeps their licenses in effect if the board tables or does not act on a renewal until its next meeting. Bail bond boards elsewhere keep their current meeting schedules, and the change takes effect July 1, 2027, or September 1, 2027.
CHARGES
[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 65%
THE TEXT
“A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet:”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption reads like a statewide change to bail bond board meetings. The only real change is aimed by a two-part population bracket at a county under 1.3 million that holds a city of 750,000 or more, which narrows it to very few places.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- 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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
Carlos M. Zaffirini Jr$110,000.00
Killam Development Ltd.$72,700.00
Killam Development Ltd.
$72,700.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $62,700.00
- Total
- $72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Killam Development Ltd.
$72,700.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $62,700.00
- Total
- $72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.
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 Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Companion
HB 249 by Flores (identical)
Subjects
County Government--Employees/Officers
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions
BAIL BONDSMEN
Text
The text as introduced · 343 words
90R264 DNC-F By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 75 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the frequency of county bail bond board meetings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1704.055, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsections [ Subsection ] (c) and (d) , a board shall meet: (1) at least once a month; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer. (d) A board in a county with a population of less than 1.3 million and containing a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more shall meet: (1) at least six times each year during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November at the call of the presiding officer; and (2) at other times at the call of the presiding officer. SECTION 2. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (h) Notwithstanding the expiration date of a license issued under this chapter, if a board to which Section 1704.055(c) or (d) applies tables a license holder's application for renewal or otherwise does not take action to approve or deny the application, the applicant's current license continues in effect until the next meeting of the board. SECTION 3. Section 1704.162(h), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application for renewal of a license filed with a county bail bond board on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before that date is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2027, 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 effect on that date, this Act takes effect September 1, 2027.