HB 1587

bill fixing the back-to-school sales tax holiday date

Companion SB 1415 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

First Friday in August through Sunday, clothing and shoes under $100.

The bill moves the yearly back-to-school sales tax holiday on clothing and shoes under $100 so it always starts at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ends at midnight that Sunday. It touches shoppers and retailers across Texas, replacing the current start date that is tied to the state's uniform school start date. On the ground, the tax-free weekend lands on a fixed, predictable weekend each August starting with the 2025 holiday, and taxes owed before the change are unaffected.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1587 · 2024-12-11

SOLD BY

Rep. Lacey HullRHouse 138

+ 8 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.

WHAT IT DOES

First Friday in August through Sunday, clothing and shoes under $100.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 22, 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

Dec 11, 2024Filed
Mar 12, 2025Read first time
Mar 12, 2025Referred to Ways & Means
Mar 24, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 24, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 24, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 24, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 27, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Mar 27, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Mar 31, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Mar 31, 2025Committee report distributed
Mar 31, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 9, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 15, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 15, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 15, 2025Postponed 4/22/2025 10:00 AM
Apr 22, 2025Laid out as postponed business
Apr 22, 2025Postponed 4/25/25 10:00 AM
Apr 28, 2025Companion considered in lieu of CSSB 1415
Apr 28, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Lacey Hull

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$595K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$483K Texas Sands PAC$245K

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 28, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$595,376.10

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$595,376.10

Cash: $80,000.00
Paid by others: $515,376.10
Total: $595,376.10

mail $216,305.25advertising $185,974.50Other filed descriptions $66,286.00polling $46,810.35

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 30, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101010359, 101033114, 101035066, 101040912, 101044098, 101069436, 101072848.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$483,456.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$483,456.00

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $333,456.00
Total: $483,456.00

canvassing $316,956.00polling $16,500.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101040912, 101069436, 101072848.

Texas Sands PAC$244,600.00

Texas Sands PAC

$244,600.00

Cash: $234,000.00
Paid by others: $10,600.00
Total: $244,600.00

polling $10,600.00

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 · Jan 14, 2026 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: 101035066, 101040912, 101072848.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$595,376.10

Cash: $80,000.00
Paid by others: $515,376.10
Total: $595,376.10

mail $216,305.25advertising $185,974.50Other filed descriptions $66,286.00polling $46,810.35

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 30, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101010359, 101033114, 101035066, 101040912, 101044098, 101069436, 101072848.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$483,456.00

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $333,456.00
Total: $483,456.00

canvassing $316,956.00polling $16,500.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101040912, 101069436, 101072848.

Texas Sands PAC

$244,600.00

Cash: $234,000.00
Paid by others: $10,600.00
Total: $244,600.00

polling $10,600.00

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 · Jan 14, 2026 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: 101035066, 101040912, 101072848.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4

For: 2
Against: 1
On: 1

Names

For

Self1 registration
Texas PTA1 registration

Against

Self1 registration

On

Comptroller of Public Accounts1 registration

Sources

4 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 I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 22, 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 Dec 11, 2024

04/28/2025 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

Salman BhojaniDHouse 92

Aicha DavisDHouse 109

Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52

Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Janie LopezRHouse 37

Trey Martinez FischerDHouse 116

Vincent PerezDHouse 77

Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

House committee · Ways & Means · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1415 by Hughes (similar)

Subjects

Taxation--Sales

SCHOOL CLOTHES & SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Text

The text as introduced · 229 words

89R2375 SRA-D

By: Hull
H.B. No. 1587

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear,

and certain school-related items.

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

SECTION 1. Section 151.326(a), Tax Code, is amended to read

as follows:

(a) The sale of an article of clothing or footwear designed

to be worn on or about the human body is exempted from the taxes

imposed by this chapter if:

(1) the sales price of the article is less than $100;

and

(2) the sale takes place during a period beginning at

12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August [ before the 15th day

preceding the uniform date prescribed by Section 25.0811(a),

Education Code, without regard to any exception authorized by that

section, before which a school district may not begin instruction

for the school year, ] and ending at 12 midnight on the following

Sunday.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not

affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this

Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been

enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the

collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of

the liability for those taxes.

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