Monitoring the Session

HB 2485

bill gives school employees two paid wellness days

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Hubert VoDHouse 149

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 personal leave for wellness provided for school district employees.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No documentation required. They do not roll over.

The bill gives every Texas school district employee at least two paid wellness days a year, on top of all other leave. These days do not roll over and do not come out of the employee's existing personal leave, and districts cannot demand documentation for them. Each school district must adopt a policy on using and processing the leave, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 5, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2485 · 2025-02-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Hubert VoDHouse 149

ITEM

relating to personal leave for wellness provided for school district employees.

WHAT IT DOES

No documentation required. They do not roll over.

The bill gives every Texas school district employee at least two paid wellness days a year, on top of all other leave. These days do not roll over and do not come out of the employee's existing personal leave, and districts cannot demand documentation for them. Each school district must adopt a policy on using and processing the leave, 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

Hubert Vo

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25KTexas Society Of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee$4KInsuring America PAC$3K

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 29, 2024 to Aug 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Jan 12, 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: 100988292, 101010418, 101037041.

Texas Society Of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee$4,000.00

Texas Society Of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee

$4,000.00

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

Also funds 64 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 23, 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.

Report IDs: 101034015.

Insuring America PAC$3,000.00

Insuring America PAC

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 8, 2024 to Jul 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 9, 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: 101040382.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Jan 12, 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: 100988292, 101010418, 101037041.

×

Texas Society Of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee

$4,000.00

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

Also funds 64 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jul 23, 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.

Report IDs: 101034015.

×

Insuring America PAC

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 8, 2024 to Jul 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 9, 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: 101040382.

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 Feb 5, 2025

03/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM

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--Other School Personnel

Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & LEAVE

Text

The text as introduced · 215 words

By: Vo
H.B. No. 2485

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to personal leave for wellness provided for school

district employees.

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

SECTION 1. Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1) In addition to all other days of leave provided under

this section or by a school district, a school district employee is

entitled to not less than two days of leave for compensation per

year for wellness. Days of leave taken under this subsection may

not be accumulated or deducted from an employee's accumulated

personal leave. A school district shall adopt a policy regarding an

employee's use of leave under this subsection, including procedures

for the processing and documentation of leave taken under this

subsection. A school district may not require documentation from

an employee for days of leave taken under this subsection.

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.