CS/HB 1063: Gubernatorial Transition
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Overdorf
Gubernatorial Transition; Requires Governor to designate transition liaison within EOG within specified timeframe; provides duties of transition liaison; requires head of each state agency to designate agency transition liaison within specified timeframe; provides duties of agency transition liaisons; requires DMS & each state agency to provide certain temporary office facilities to certain persons during transition period; requires DMS, upon request, to provide Governor-elect & his or her staff with information technology & related services for such transition period; requires Governor-elect to designate in writing staff to be provided with such services; requires specified persons to sign certain memorandum of understanding; requires each state agency, upon request, to provide Governor-elect & his or her staff with access to agency leadership personnel during transition period; authorizes state agencies to assign limited personnel to assist Governor-elect & his or her staff; requires that Governor-elect & his or her staff be granted access to all state agency records upon request; requires that Governor-elect & persons designated by Governor-elect be granted access to confidential & exempt records under certain conditions; provides criminal penalties.
Last Action: 2/6/2026 House - Added to Budget Committee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2026 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/30/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/3/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/4/2026 House • Referred to Budget Committee
• Now in Budget Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/6/2026 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
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CS/HB 1063, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2026 at 5:08 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1078 (c1) Gubernatorial Transition Grall Similar Last Action: 2/4/2026 S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 14.057 Governor-elect; establishment of operating fund. Page 6 (pdf) 14.059 Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 1063, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2026 at 1:59 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1078 (c1) Gubernatorial Transition Grall Similar Last Action: 2/4/2026 S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 890193 - Amendment
Remove lines 90-140 and insert:Overdorf 2/2/2026
10:24 AMAdopted
2/3/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 14.057 Governor-elect; establishment of operating fund. Page 6 (pdf) 14.059 Page 2 (pdf)