Monitoring the SessionHB 1694
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 the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
During school breaks, for those whose job is only that.
This bill lets school bus drivers and cafeteria workers at schools claim unemployment benefits during school breaks, removing a rule that otherwise blocks school workers from collecting between terms. It covers only people whose school job consists solely of driving a school bus or working in a cafeteria. Starting September 1, 2025, new unemployment claims from those workers filed with the Texas Workforce Commission are no longer denied under that between-terms rule.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2204 (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 2204 (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 Dec 20, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1694 · 2024-12-20
relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits.
During school breaks, for those whose job is only that.
This bill lets school bus drivers and cafeteria workers at schools claim unemployment benefits during school breaks, removing a rule that otherwise blocks school workers from collecting between terms. It covers only people whose school job consists solely of driving a school bus or working in a cafeteria. Starting September 1, 2025, new unemployment claims from those workers filed with the Texas Workforce Commission are no longer denied under that between-terms rule.
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Derived itemized flow · Aug 9, 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.
$65,000.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 6, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 100986692, 101072185.
$35,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.
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$65,000.00
Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 6, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 100986692, 101072185.
$35,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100986692, 101030306, 101068017, 101072185.
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. Canales, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 9, 2023: Referred to Business & Industry
Relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Dec 20, 2024
03/12/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: 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 · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Labor--Unemployment
SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
The text as introduced · 181 words
89R6071 DNC-F By: Canales H.B. No. 1694 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 207.041, Labor Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) Subsection (b) does not apply to an individual if the services performed by the individual for an educational institution consist only of: (1) driving a school bus transporting students to and from school or a school-sponsored or school-related activity; or (2) working as a cafeteria worker. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas Workforce Commission on or after the effective date of this Act. A claim filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the claim was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.