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Texas · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) · Bill

HB 81: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 81 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on August 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. Primary sponsor: Briscoe Cain (Republican), Valoree Swanson (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 18, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Briscoe CainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Valoree SwansonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Shelley LutherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source