Monitoring the Session

HB 2292

bill barring schools from sending kids home as discipline

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Alma A. AllenDHouse 131

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 prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No calling a parent to send a student home early.

The bill bars Texas public school districts and charter schools from calling a parent and sending a student home early as a discipline tactic, or because the student's behavior gets in the way of learning but does not break the code of conduct or require removal by the teacher. It touches students, parents, teachers and school administrators. Schools can still send a student home early only when the student is formally suspended or expelled under existing law, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 773 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 773 (Did not pass). 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 Jan 30, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2292 · 2025-01-30

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+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

WHAT IT DOES

No calling a parent to send a student home early.

The bill bars Texas public school districts and charter schools from calling a parent and sending a student home early as a discipline tactic, or because the student's behavior gets in the way of learning but does not break the code of conduct or require removal by the teacher. It touches students, parents, teachers and school administrators. Schools can still send a student home early only when the student is formally suspended or expelled under existing law, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

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

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

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 · Nov 1, 2024 to Aug 14, 2025. 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$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

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 · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 100989001.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$1,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash
$1,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,500.00

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 · on Nov 29, 2024. 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: 100989001.

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic$1,000.00

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic

$1,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 2024. 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: 100989001.

Money

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

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Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

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 · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 100989001.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash
$1,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,500.00

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 · on Nov 29, 2024. 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: 100989001.

×

Better Days Chiropractic Clinic

$1,000.00

Cash
$1,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Nov 5, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 5, 2024. 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: 100989001.

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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R HB 773

by Rep. Allen, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 10, 2023: Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 30, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance

Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline

Education--Primary & Secondary--Special

Text

The text as introduced · 288 words

89R4239 JDK-F

By: Allen
H.B. No. 2292

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the

student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school

district or open-enrollment charter school.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 25.0875 to read as follows:

Sec. 25.0875. CERTAIN RELEASES OF STUDENT TO PARENT AFTER

SCHOOL-INITIATED COMMUNICATION PROHIBITED. (a) In this section,

"parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district

or open-enrollment charter school may not release a student to the

student's parent before the end of the instructional day and after

the parent receives a school-initiated communication if the release

of the student is:

(1) a discipline management technique; or

(2) a reaction to the student's behavior that impedes

the student's ability to learn but does not:

(A) violate the student code of conduct under

Section 37.001; or

(B) require the student's teacher to remove the

student under Section 37.002.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may

release a student to the student's parent before the end of the

instructional day if the student's release occurs because the

student is:

(1) suspended under Section 37.005; or

(2) expelled under Section 37.0052, 37.007, or

37.0081.

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.