Monitoring the SessionHB 278
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 a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
One percent off per full 30-day period before August 15.
The bill gives school districts that buy attendance credit under the state school finance system a discount for paying the full amount up front in one payment. The discount is one percent for each full 30-day period left before August 15 of that school year, applied after any other reductions the district already gets. Districts that pay recapture early will owe the state less, and the state collects less recapture money from those districts.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4838 by Rep. Morales Shaw (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4838 by Rep. Morales Shaw (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-HB278 · 2024-11-12
relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
One percent off per full 30-day period before August 15.
The bill gives school districts that buy attendance credit under the state school finance system a discount for paying the full amount up front in one payment. The discount is one percent for each full 30-day period left before August 15 of that school year, applied after any other reductions the district already gets. Districts that pay recapture early will owe the state less, and the state collects less recapture money from those districts.
[ ] 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 · Jul 1, 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.
$160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
$120,875.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 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.
Report IDs: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
$22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
$120,875.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 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.
Report IDs: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
$22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
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. Morales Shaw, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
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--Finance
Education--School Districts
The text as introduced · 200 words
89R264 MEW-D By: Guillen H.B. No. 278 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 49.1541 to read as follows: Sec. 49.1541. CREDIT FOR PREPAYMENT. (a) If a school district elects to pay for attendance credit purchased in the manner provided by Section 49.154(a)(2), the total amount required under Section 49.153 for the district to purchase credit under this subchapter for any school year is reduced at a rate of one percent for each full 30-day period remaining until August 15 of the school year for which the agreement is in effect on the date the district pays in one payment the total amount required to be paid by the district. (b) A reduction under Subsection (a) shall be made after making any reduction to which the district is entitled under Section 49.157 or another provision of this chapter. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
