Monitoring the SessionHB 196
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 inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Every district offering kindergarten through grade 12.
The bill adds a new required topic to the health part of the public school curriculum: instruction that human life begins at conception and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from that moment. It touches every Texas school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12, along with their students and teachers. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, districts must include this instruction in the health curriculum they are already required to offer.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 60 (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 60 (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 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB196 · 2024-11-12
+ 17 coauthors
relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.
Every district offering kindergarten through grade 12.
The bill adds a new required topic to the health part of the public school curriculum: instruction that human life begins at conception and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from that moment. It touches every Texas school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12, along with their students and teachers. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, districts must include this instruction in the health curriculum they are already required to offer.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 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.
$40,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.
$12,750.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.
$11,000.00
Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 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: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$40,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 7, 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: 101005740, 101033392, 101072869.
$12,750.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100981647, 101005740, 101062767, 101072869.
$11,000.00
Also funds 65 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 2, 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: 100981647, 101033392, 101062767.
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. Vasut, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
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
Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum
The text as introduced · 302 words
89R2166 TSS-D By: Vasut H.B. No. 196 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.002(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum: (1) a foundation curriculum that includes: (A) English language arts; (B) mathematics; (C) science; and (D) social studies, consisting of Texas, United States, and world history, government, economics, with emphasis on the free enterprise system and its benefits, and geography; and (2) an enrichment curriculum that includes: (A) to the extent possible, languages other than English; (B) health, with emphasis on: (i) physical health, including the importance of proper nutrition and exercise; (ii) mental health, including instruction about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making; [ and ] (iii) suicide prevention, including recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs; and (iv) instruction that human life begins at conception and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from the moment of conception; (C) physical education; (D) fine arts; (E) career and technology education; (F) technology applications; (G) religious literature, including the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on history and literature; and (H) personal financial literacy. 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.
