Monitoring the Session

HB 1057

bill counts five years of industry work for CTE teachers

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Salman BhojaniDHouse 92

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Up from two, on pay and retirement credit.

The bill lets certified career and technology education teachers count up to five years of required industry work experience, instead of two, as teaching experience on the state minimum salary schedule. It also lets those teachers buy or establish up to five years of matching service credit in the Teacher Retirement System, instead of one or two. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, these teachers can be placed higher on the pay scale and build retirement credit faster.

Labels

Labels: CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Salman Bhojani (D) in the House. Lead sponsor Adam Hinojosa (R) in the Senate. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 13, 2025. Died in the Senate: voted out of the Finance committee 13-0, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1057 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Rep. Trent AshbyRHouse 9 Rep. James TalaricoDHouse 50

+ 2 more authors, 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.

WHAT IT DOES

Up from two, on pay and retirement credit.

The bill lets certified career and technology education teachers count up to five years of required industry work experience, instead of two, as teaching experience on the state minimum salary schedule. It also lets those teachers buy or establish up to five years of matching service credit in the Teacher Retirement System, instead of one or two. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, these teachers can be placed higher on the pay scale and build retirement credit faster.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to insufficient data.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 22, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
  14. Considered in Calendars
  15. Placed on General State Calendar
  16. Read 2nd time
  17. Passed to engrossment
  18. Record vote RV#2233
  19. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote RV#2298
  23. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  24. Reported engrossed
  25. Received from the House
  26. Read first time
  27. Referred to Finance
  28. Posting rule suspended
  29. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  30. Considered in public hearing
  31. Vote taken in committee
  32. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  33. Committee report printed and distributed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 114 yea · 26 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 13, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Salman Bhojani

Donors

6301 ECC LLC$36KSam Mahrouq$25,000Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$21K

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 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.

6301 ECC LLC$36,400.00

6301 ECC LLC

$36,400.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,400.00
Total
$36,400.00
Other filed descriptions $36,400.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.

Sam Mahrouq$25,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$21,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$21,000.00

Cash
$21,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$21,000.00

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 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.

Money

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

×

6301 ECC LLC

$36,400.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,400.00
Total
$36,400.00
Other filed descriptions $36,400.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$21,000.00

Cash
$21,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$21,000.00

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 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.

Votes2

House May 13, 2025

Yea
114
Nay
26
Present, not voting
2
Absent
3
Excused
5
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2298

HB 1057 was passed by (Record 2298): 114 Yeas, 26 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 114 (published)
  • Nay: 26 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 12, 2025

Yea
117
Nay
25
Present, not voting
1
Absent
2
Excused
5
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2233

HB 1057 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2233): 117 Yeas, 25 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 117 (published)
  • Nay: 25 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses9
For
7
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)1 registration
  • Career & Technical Association of Texas1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas1 registration
  • Texas AFT1 registration
  • Texas Association of School Boards1 registration
  • Texas PTA1 registration

On

  • Texas Education Agency2 registrations
Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to insufficient data.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 22, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/27/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 27 2025 8:53PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Suleman LalaniDHouse 76
Sponsors
Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 10 aye, 1 nay, 4 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Finance · Committee vote 13 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers

Retirement Systems--Teachers

Salaries & Expenses

Science & Technology

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Text

The text as introduced · 225 words

89R4753 RAL-F

By: Bhojani
H.B. No. 1057

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service

credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public

school career or technology education teachers.

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

SECTION 1. Section 21.403(b), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) For each year of work experience required for

certification in a career or technological field, up to a maximum of

five [ two ] years, a certified career or technology education

teacher is entitled to salary step credit as if the work experience

were teaching experience.

SECTION 2. Section 823.404(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) An eligible member may establish equivalent membership

service credit for up to a maximum of five [ one or two ] years of work

experience for which the member is entitled to salary step credit

under Section 21.403(b), Education Code.

SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately 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 immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.