Monitoring the SessionHB 1260
Died in committee
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
relating to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability rating system.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
A new way to count assets to liabilities for recapture districts.
The bill changes how the state's school financial rating system calculates a district's assets-to-liabilities ratio. It touches school districts that must reduce their local revenue under the state's recapture system, the so-called Robin Hood districts that send money back to the state. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, money those districts must pay to comply with recapture cannot be counted against them in that ratio, so their financial ratings are not dragged down by those payments.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1206 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1206 (Died in committee). 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.
89R-HB1260 · 2024-11-12
relating to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability rating system.
A new way to count assets to liabilities for recapture districts.
The bill changes how the state's school financial rating system calculates a district's assets-to-liabilities ratio. It touches school districts that must reduce their local revenue under the state's recapture system, the so-called Robin Hood districts that send money back to the state. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, money those districts must pay to comply with recapture cannot be counted against them in that ratio, so their financial ratings are not dragged down by those payments.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
CARVE-OUT · analysis confidence 30%
The relief applies only to districts subject to recapture, a defined class. The caption names the ratio change, and the exclusion fits that subject, so this is a low-confidence tag.
No verified beat found.
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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.
$160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
$120,875.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
$22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
$120,875.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
$22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Guillen, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 18, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability rating system.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
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
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
The text as introduced · 234 words
89R728 AMF-F By: Guillen H.B. No. 1260 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability rating system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.082(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The system may not include an indicator under Subsection (b) or any other performance measure that: (1) requires a school district to spend at least 65 percent or any other specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes; [ or ] (2) lowers the financial management performance rating of a school district for failure to spend at least 65 percent or any other specified percentage of district operating funds for instructional purposes ; or (3) for a school district required to reduce its local revenue level under Section 48.257, includes in determining the district's ratio of assets to liabilities any amount required to be expended by the district to comply with Chapter 49 . 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.