Monitoring the Session

HB 124

school safety allotment: $10 to $14 per student

Companion SB 260 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Greg BonnenRHouse 24

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 school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Per-campus money goes from $15,000 to $37,000.

The bill raises the state school safety allotment that every Texas school district gets under the school funding formula. It lifts the per-student amount from $10 to $14 and the per-campus amount from $15,000 to $37,000, keeping the existing bump tied to the basic allotment. School districts get more state money for safety starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 135 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 135 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB124 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Greg BonnenRHouse 24 Rep. Brad BuckleyRHouse 54

+ 6 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

WHAT IT DOES

Per-campus money goes from $15,000 to $37,000.

The bill raises the state school safety allotment that every Texas school district gets under the school funding formula. It lifts the per-student amount from $10 to $14 and the per-campus amount from $15,000 to $37,000, keeping the existing bump tied to the basic allotment. School districts get more state money for safety starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($242,456,640)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version H · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 4, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB124, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($485,220,863) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($242,456,640)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Postponed 4/16/25 5:00 PM
  19. Companion considered in lieu of CSSB 260
  20. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Greg Bonnen

Donors

Donors report through Friends of Dr. Greg Bonnen.

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.

Money

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

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses23
For
20
Against
0
On
3
Names

For

  • Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)1 registration
  • Children at Risk1 registration
  • DFER TX1 registration
  • Equity Center1 registration
  • Greater Houston Partnership1 registration
  • San antonio police officers association1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Texas Association of Community Schools1 registration
  • Texas Association of School Administrators1 registration
  • Texas Association of School Boards1 registration
  • Texas Classroom Teachers Association1 registration
  • Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
  • Texas Public Charter Schools Assc1 registration
  • Texas School Alliance1 registration
  • Texas School Coalition1 registration
  • Texas Society of Architects1 registration
  • Texas state teachers association1 registration
  • TX-American Federation of Teachers1 registration

On

  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Lorena ISD1 registration
  • Self; Texas Association of School Psychologists1 registration
Sources

23 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
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($242,456,640)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version H · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 4, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB124, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($485,220,863) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($242,456,640)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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 Mar 13, 2025

04/17/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

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.

Coauthors
Jeff BarryRHouse 29 Drew DarbyRHouse 72 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148 Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 14 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 260 by Huffman (similar)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Minors--Health & Safety

Safety

Text

The text as introduced · 135 words

89R15314 AMF-D

By: Bonnen
H.B. No. 124

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School

Program.

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

SECTION 1. Section 48.115(a), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a school

district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the sum of the

following amounts or a greater amount provided by appropriation:

(1) $14 [ $10 ] for each student in average daily

attendance, plus $1 for each student in average daily attendance

per every $50 by which the district's maximum basic allotment under

Section 48.051 exceeds $6,160, prorated as necessary; and

(2) $37,000 [ $15,000 ] per campus.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.