Monitoring the Session

HB 1573

bill setting custodian workload benchmarks for school districts

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Venton JonesDHouse 100

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 a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Square feet per custodian per eight-hour shift, posted online.

The bill requires every Texas school board to adopt a policy setting benchmarks for how many square feet one properly equipped custodian can be assigned to clean during an eight-hour shift. The benchmarks must be broken out for elementary, middle, and high school campuses and other district buildings, and each district must post the policy on its website. School custodians, district administrators, and boards are affected starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2695 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2695 (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.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 4 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Public Education committee 12-1 on May 1, 2025. Taken up on the floor on May 13, 2025 and failed on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1573 · 2024-12-11

SOLD BY

Rep. Venton JonesDHouse 100 Rep. Brad BuckleyRHouse 54 Rep. Diego M. BernalDHouse 123

+ 2 more authors

ITEM

relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.

WHAT IT DOES

Square feet per custodian per eight-hour shift, posted online.

The bill requires every Texas school board to adopt a policy setting benchmarks for how many square feet one properly equipped custodian can be assigned to clean during an eight-hour shift. The benchmarks must be broken out for elementary, middle, and high school campuses and other district buildings, and each district must post the policy on its website. School custodians, district administrators, and boards are affected starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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. Posting rule suspended
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
  14. Considered in Calendars
  15. Placed on General State Calendar
  16. Read 2nd time
  17. Failed to pass to engrossment
  18. Record vote RV#2335
  19. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  20. 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
  21. Vote reconsidered
  22. Failed to pass to engrossment
  23. Record vote RV#2420
  24. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Venton Jones

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$112KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$52KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$49K

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 8, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$112,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$112,000.00

Cash
$112,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$112,000.00

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 · Dec 10, 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.

Report IDs: 100984877, 101041372, 101052461, 101072734.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$51,904.05

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$51,904.05

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$11,904.05
Total
$51,904.05
Other filed descriptions $11,604.05event $300.00

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 10, 2024 to May 28, 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: 100984877, 101034000, 101041372, 101052461, 101060812.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$48,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$48,500.00

Cash
$48,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$48,500.00

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 · Aug 13, 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.

Report IDs: 100984877, 101007278, 101034000, 101041372, 101041405, 101052461, 101072734.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$112,000.00

Cash
$112,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$112,000.00

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 · Dec 10, 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.

Report IDs: 100984877, 101041372, 101052461, 101072734.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$51,904.05

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$11,904.05
Total
$51,904.05
Other filed descriptions $11,604.05event $300.00

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 10, 2024 to May 28, 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: 100984877, 101034000, 101041372, 101052461, 101060812.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$48,500.00

Cash
$48,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$48,500.00

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 · Aug 13, 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.

Report IDs: 100984877, 101007278, 101034000, 101041372, 101041405, 101052461, 101072734.

Votes2

House May 14, 2025

Yea
49
Nay
62
Present, not voting
3
Absent
33
Excused
3
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2420

HB 1573 failed to pass to engrossment by (Record 2420): 49 Yeas, 62 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 49 (published)
  • Nay: 62 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 3 (published)
  • Absent: 33 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 13, 2025

Yea
60
Nay
65
Present, not voting
2
Absent
5
Excused
18
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2335

HB 1573 failed to pass to engrossment by (Record 2335): 60 Yeas, 65 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. (The vote was reconsidered on May 14, and HB 1573 failed to pass to engrossment by Record No. 2420.)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 60 (published)
  • Nay: 65 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 18 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses23
For
21
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)1 registration
  • Every Texan (CPPP)1 registration
  • Self15 registrations
  • Self; ATPE1 registration
  • Self; Texas AFT1 registration
  • Texas Classroom Teachers Association1 registration
  • Texas state teachers association1 registration

On

  • Self1 registration
  • Texas education agency1 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

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 28, 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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R HB 2695

by Rep. Venton Jones, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 13, 2023: Referred to Public Education

Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 11, 2024

05/14/2025 H Failed to pass to engrossment

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.

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

Companion

SB 2894 by Cook (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities

Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Education--School Districts

Labor--Health & Safety

CUSTODIAL SERVICES & WORKERS

Text

The text as introduced · 208 words

89R5359 KRM-D

By: Jones of Dallas
H.B. No. 1573

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 38.042 to read as follows:

Sec. 38.042. CUSTODIAN WORKLOAD POLICY. (a) The board of

trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy regarding

custodian workload for district facilities. The policy must

establish benchmarks for the amount of square feet that may be

assigned to a properly equipped school custodian for maintenance

and custodial services during an eight-hour shift.

(b) The board must provide benchmarks under Subsection (a)

categorized by elementary, middle, and high school campuses, and

other district facilities.

(c) The school district shall post the policy adopted under

this section on the school district's Internet website.

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.