Monitoring the Session

HB 1628

bill letting peace officers transfer their kids anywhere in Texas

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Candy NobleRHouse 89

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 transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Any campus or district. No transfer agreement needed.

The bill lets a peace officer who is a parent or guardian ask to move their child to a different campus in the same district, or to any other school district in Texas, even if the two districts have no transfer agreement. A district must approve the transfer unless the campus is full or has more transfer requests than open spots, and the receiving district cannot charge tuition. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, children of peace officers get a near-guaranteed, tuition-free transfer right that other families do not have.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Dec 16, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1628 · 2024-12-16

SOLD BY

Rep. Candy NobleRHouse 89

ITEM

relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

WHAT IT DOES

Any campus or district. No transfer agreement needed.

The bill lets a peace officer who is a parent or guardian ask to move their child to a different campus in the same district, or to any other school district in Texas, even if the two districts have no transfer agreement. A district must approve the transfer unless the campus is full or has more transfer requests than open spots, and the receiving district cannot charge tuition. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, children of peace officers get a near-guaranteed, tuition-free transfer right that other families do not have.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Candy Noble

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$809KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$337KDustin Burrows Campaign$88K

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$809,366.92

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$809,366.92

Cash
$120,000.00
Paid by others
$689,366.92
Total
$809,366.92
advertising $586,275.00polling $49,610.35mail $46,981.57Other filed descriptions $6,500.00

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 26, 2025 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: 101007843, 101026925, 101035033, 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$337,306.27

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$337,306.27

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$327,306.27
Total
$337,306.27
canvassing $230,000.00mail $52,189.60polling $23,450.00Other filed descriptions $21,666.67

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 · Jan 23, 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: 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$87,980.61

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$87,980.61

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$22,980.61
Total
$87,980.61
polling $22,400.00fundraiser $580.61

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 26, 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: 101026925, 101040137, 101068132.

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$809,366.92

Cash
$120,000.00
Paid by others
$689,366.92
Total
$809,366.92
advertising $586,275.00polling $49,610.35mail $46,981.57Other filed descriptions $6,500.00

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 26, 2025 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: 101007843, 101026925, 101035033, 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$337,306.27

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$327,306.27
Total
$337,306.27
canvassing $230,000.00mail $52,189.60polling $23,450.00Other filed descriptions $21,666.67

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 · Jan 23, 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: 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$87,980.61

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$22,980.61
Total
$87,980.61
polling $22,400.00fundraiser $580.61

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 26, 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: 101026925, 101040137, 101068132.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 16, 2024

03/12/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM

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

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance

Fire Fighters & Police--General

PEACE OFFICERS

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Text

The text as introduced · 283 words

89R760 CXP-D

By: Noble
H.B. No. 1628

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are

children of peace officers.

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

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

Chapter 322 (H.B. 1959), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding

Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:

(b) On request of a peace officer 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 :

(1) another district campus ; or

(2) any other [ to another ] school district in this

state, regardless of whether the sending district and the receiving

district have entered into [ under ] an agreement under Section

25.035.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district must

approve a transfer under this section unless the district or the

district campus to which the student seeks to transfer is at full

student capacity or has more requests for transfers than available

positions.

(f) A school district may not charge a tuition fee under

Section 25.038 to a student who transfers to the district under this

section.

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.