Monitoring the Session

HB 1325

Vasut’s Student Transfer Bill Adds Peace Officers The Caption Skips

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Rep. Cody VasutRHouse 25
Why it's charged
Caption mismatch

THE TEXT

…“CERTAIN JUDGES, PEACE OFFICERS , PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, AND”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption covers only children of judges, prosecuting attorneys, and servicemembers. The body adds peace officers as a new class with the same mandatory transfer right, and the caption never mentions them.

Caption mismatch

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to transfer of students who are children of certain judges, prosecuting attorneys, and servicemembers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Caption: judges, prosecutors, servicemembers. Bill: plus peace officers. It also repeals the same section it amends!

The bill rewrites the school transfer law so that judges, prosecuting attorneys, servicemembers, and now peace officers can require a school district to move their child to another campus or district of their choosing. It touches school boards and the families of those four job groups, and it newly spells out which judges count. On the ground, police and other peace officers gain the same transfer right the others had, districts still do not have to provide transportation, and a second section repeals the same code section the bill amends, which reads as a drafting conflict.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Public Education committee 12-1 on May 9, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1325 · 2024-11-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Cody VasutRHouse 25

ITEM

relating to transfer of students who are children of certain judges, prosecuting attorneys, and servicemembers.

WHAT IT DOES

Caption: judges, prosecutors, servicemembers. Bill: plus peace officers. It also repeals the same section it amends!

The bill rewrites the school transfer law so that judges, prosecuting attorneys, servicemembers, and now peace officers can require a school district to move their child to another campus or district of their choosing. It touches school boards and the families of those four job groups, and it newly spells out which judges count. On the ground, police and other peace officers gain the same transfer right the others had, districts still do not have to provide transportation, and a second section repeals the same code section the bill amends, which reads as a drafting conflict.

CHARGES

[x] CAPTION MISMATCHanalysis confidence 60%

THE TEXT

…“CERTAIN JUDGES, PEACE OFFICERS , PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, AND”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption covers only children of judges, prosecuting attorneys, and servicemembers. The body adds peace officers as a new class with the same mandatory transfer right, and the caption never mentions them.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 10, 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. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Public hearing continued on . . .
  9. Left pending in committee
  10. Considered in formal meeting
  11. Committee substitute considered in committee
  12. Reported favorably as substituted
  13. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  14. Committee report distributed
  15. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Cody Vasut

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$13KTexas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11K

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 29, 2024 to Oct 19, 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$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$12,750.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$12,750.00
advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 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: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC$11,000.00

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 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: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$12,750.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$12,750.00
advertising $250.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 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: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.

×

Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 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: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses22
For
20
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Self8 registrations
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Self; JPCA1 registration
  • Self; Self1 registration
  • Self; True Texas Project4 registrations
  • Self; True texas project2 registrations
  • Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJRCT1 registration
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration

On

  • Self1 registration
  • Texas Education Agency1 registration
Sources

22 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 H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 10, 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 14, 2024

05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 12 aye, 1 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 3008 by Eckhardt (similar)

Subjects

Courts--Judges

Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys

Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance

Military & Veterans

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Text

The text as introduced · 327 words

By: Vasut
H.B. No. 1325

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to transfer of students who are children of certain

judges, prosecuting attorneys, and servicemembers.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 1, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF

CERTAIN JUDGES, PEACE OFFICERS , PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, AND

SERVICEMEMBERS . (a) In this section : [ , ]

(1) "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by

Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.

(2) "prosecuting attorney" includes a county

prosecutor, state prosecutor, or state prosecuting attorney as

defined in Section 46.001, Government Code.

(3) "servicemember" means an active duty member of the

armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed

forces of the United States, or the Texas National Guard.

(4) "judge" means the judge of the supreme court,

court of criminal appeals, appellate court, district court, or

statutory county court, as well as any associate judge of the same.

(b) On request of a judge, peace officer , prosecuting

attorney, or servicemember who is a parent of or person standing in

parental relation to a student, the board of trustees of a school

district or the board's designee shall transfer the student to

another district campus or to another school district under an

agreement under Section 25.035.

(c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or

school district, as applicable, selected by the judge, peace

officer , prosecuting attorney, or servicemember making the

request.

(d) A school district is not required to provide

transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or

school district under this section.

SECTION 2. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 1, is

repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.