PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-22

This ordinance amends the Houston City Code to change the rules around penalties or requirements for failing to file a campaign finance report on time.

What it means for you

Houston residents who run for office or manage political campaigns may face updated consequences if they do not submit required campaign finance reports by the deadline.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0825 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 22, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the September 22, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260922-38 — data from official records via PlainDocket.