HB 1187

bill for a 12th grade safety and firearm elective

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 an elective course on community safety and firearm safety for certain public high school students.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

First half violence prevention, second half gun safety and laws.

This bill lets Texas school districts and charter schools offer 12th graders an elective course on community safety and firearm safety. If a school offers it, the first half must cover family violence prevention, sexual assault prevention and self-defense, and the second half must cover firearm safety, gun laws, and the classroom part of the state handgun proficiency course. Students must pass the first half before taking the second, teachers must point students who disclose abuse to licensed health professionals, and the course can start in the 2026-2027 school year.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2090 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2090 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1187 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

ITEM

relating to an elective course on community safety and firearm safety for certain public high school students.

WHAT IT DOES

First half violence prevention, second half gun safety and laws.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 7, 2025Read first time
Mar 7, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christian Manuel

Donors

ENPAC Texas$5K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5K Texas Sands PAC$4K

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 23, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

ENPAC Texas$5,000.00

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

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 · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash: $4,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $4,000.00

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 · on May 18, 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: 101061945.

Money

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

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

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 · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash: $4,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $4,000.00

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 · on May 18, 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: 101061945.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

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

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2090

by Rep. Manuel, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 11, 2023: Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to an elective course on community safety, firearm safety, and mental health for certain public high school students.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

Minors--Health & Safety

Weapons

Text

The text as introduced · 356 words

89R2556 MEW-D

By: Manuel
H.B. No. 1187

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an elective course on community safety and firearm

safety for certain public high school students.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 28.0121 to read as follows:

Sec. 28.0121. ELECTIVE COURSE ON COMMUNITY SAFETY AND

FIREARM SAFETY. (a) A school district or open-enrollment charter

school may offer to students in grade 12 an elective course on

community safety and firearm safety that meets the requirements for

an elective credit under Section 28.025.

(b) A course under this section must include:

(1) during the first half of the course for which a

student may earn one-half elective credit, instruction relating to:

(A) family violence prevention, including

relevant family violence education;

(B) sexual assault prevention, including

relevant sexual assault education; and

(C) self-defense tactics; and

(2) during the second half of the course for which a

student may earn one-half elective credit:

(A) instruction relating to firearm safety,

including relevant firearm education;

(B) information on state and federal laws

governing the use of firearms; and

(C) information contained in the classroom

instruction portion of the handgun proficiency course described by

Section 411.188, Government Code.

(c) A student may not enroll in the second half of a course

under this section unless the student has satisfactorily completed

the first half of the course.

(d) If during the course of instruction, a student enrolled

in a course under this section discloses to a teacher that the

student has been a victim of or is experiencing issues relating to

family violence or sexual assault, the teacher shall provide the

student with information regarding appropriately licensed health

professionals.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027

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.