Monitoring the SessionHB 1427
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 prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Any benefit offered to private school students must also reach students at religious schools.
The bill adds a rule to the Education Code that bars any public school benefit under Title 2 from being denied to a private school student just because the school is religious or teaches religion. It touches the state, local governments, state agencies, and educational institutions that hand out these benefits, along with students at religious private schools. On the ground, any benefit already offered to private school students must also go to students at religious schools, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4580 by Rep. Leach (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 4580 by Rep. Leach (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 20, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1427 · 2024-11-20
relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction.
Any benefit offered to private school students must also reach students at religious schools.
The bill adds a rule to the Education Code that bars any public school benefit under Title 2 from being denied to a private school student just because the school is religious or teaches religion. It touches the state, local governments, state agencies, and educational institutions that hand out these benefits, along with students at religious private schools. On the ground, any benefit already offered to private school students must also go to students at religious schools, starting September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“a public benefit provided under Title 2 of this code that is made available to a student enrolled in a private school may not be denied”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill makes sure that any public education benefit already open to private school students also reaches students at religious private schools.
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$113,206 raised in 4 of 4 reports since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure. Partial total. Regular reports do not cover Jul 9, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025, Aug 15, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025.
$220,212 spent since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
$54,238 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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. Leach, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 22, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for certain students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 20, 2024
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--Primary & Secondary--Private
Religion
The text as introduced · 184 words
89R5869 AND-D By: Schatzline H.B. No. 1427 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 1.0021 to read as follows: Sec. 1.0021. DENIAL OF PUBLIC BENEFIT PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "private school" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of state or federal law to the contrary and in accordance with Carson v. Makin , 142 S. Ct. 1987 (2022), a public benefit provided under Title 2 of this code that is made available to a student enrolled in a private school may not be denied by the state, a political subdivision of the state, a state agency, or any educational institution solely because that private school is operated by a religious institution or otherwise provides a religious curriculum or a religion-based course of instruction. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.