Monitoring the Session

HB 1085

bill lets outdoor pursuits count as PE credit

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56

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 the offering of a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course to satisfy the physical education curriculum requirements for public high school students.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Hunter education included.

The bill orders the State Board of Education, working with the Parks and Wildlife Department, to write curriculum rules for a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course that includes hunter education. School districts may then offer that course to high school students as a way to earn their required physical education credit. The change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year, and it creates a new option rather than a requirement for districts.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Public Education committee 12-0 on Mar 25, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1085 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56 Rep. Helen KerwinRHouse 58 Rep. Stan GerdesRHouse 17

ITEM

relating to the offering of a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course to satisfy the physical education curriculum requirements for public high school students.

WHAT IT DOES

Hunter education included.

The bill orders the State Board of Education, working with the Parks and Wildlife Department, to write curriculum rules for a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course that includes hunter education. School districts may then offer that course to high school students as a way to earn their required physical education credit. The change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year, and it creates a new option rather than a requirement for districts.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 15, 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 Public Education
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Considered in Calendars
  15. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Pat Curry

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192KDavid Jessup$68,092Texas Sands PAC$37K

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 · Oct 31, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192,192.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$192,192.00

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$127,192.00
Total
$192,192.00
advertising $108,442.00polling $18,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 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: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.

David Jessup$68,091.82
Texas Sands PAC$37,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$37,000.00

Cash
$37,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$192,192.00

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$127,192.00
Total
$192,192.00
advertising $108,442.00polling $18,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 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: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$37,000.00

Cash
$37,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses18
For
12
Against
1
On
5
Names

For

  • ATPE1 registration
  • Self4 registrations
  • Self; Families Engaged1 registration
  • Self; Robinson isd1 registration
  • Texas Association for Health, Physical Education,Recreation and Dance1 registration
  • Texas Association of School Boards1 registration
  • Texas PTA1 registration
  • Texas Public Charter Schools Association1 registration
  • Texas State Rifle Association1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration

On

  • TEA1 registration
  • Texas Education Agency1 registration
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife2 registrations
  • Texas parks and wildlife1 registration
Sources

18 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

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 15, 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

05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

Parks & Wildlife--General

Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

Text

The text as introduced · 174 words

By: Curry
H.B. No. 1085

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the offering of a lifetime recreation and outdoor

pursuits course to satisfy the physical education curriculum

requirements for public high school students.

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

SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (b-24) to read as follows:

(b-24) The State Board of Education, in consultation with

the Parks and Wildlife Department, shall develop curriculum

requirements for a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course

that includes a hunter education component that a school district

may offer to students to satisfy the physical education credit

required under Subsection (b-1)(8).

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 3. 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.