Monitoring the Session

HB 2796

bill steering attendance credit money to teacher salaries

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. David LoweRHouse 91

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 the permissible uses of money received from the purchase of attendance credit by a school district.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Only teacher pay and classroom instruction, not general program purposes.

This bill changes what the state may do with the money that school districts pay when they buy attendance credit from the state. Today that money goes to general foundation school program purposes, and under this bill it could be used only for teacher salaries and purposes related to classroom instruction at school districts or open-enrollment charter schools. The money still goes into the state treasury, but the state could no longer spend it on other school-finance purposes, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 101 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 101 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 13, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2796 · 2025-02-13

SOLD BY

Rep. David LoweRHouse 91

ITEM

relating to the permissible uses of money received from the purchase of attendance credit by a school district.

WHAT IT DOES

Only teacher pay and classroom instruction, not general program purposes.

This bill changes what the state may do with the money that school districts pay when they buy attendance credit from the state. Today that money goes to general foundation school program purposes, and under this bill it could be used only for teacher salaries and purposes related to classroom instruction at school districts or open-enrollment charter schools. The money still goes into the state treasury, but the state could no longer spend it on other school-finance purposes, starting September 1, 2025.

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

David Lowe

Donors

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$121KJustice for Texas Victims$85KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$30K

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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 22, 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.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$120,500.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$120,500.00

Cash
$120,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$120,500.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 3, 2024 to Aug 26, 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: 100987224, 101007668, 101028850, 101030722, 101040612, 101068843.

Justice for Texas Victims$85,000.00

Justice for Texas Victims

$85,000.00

Cash
$85,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$85,000.00

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 26, 2025 to Feb 4, 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: 101028850, 101030722, 101040612.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$30,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$30,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$30,000.00

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 · Sep 17, 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: 100987224, 101007668, 101030722.

Money

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

×

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$120,500.00

Cash
$120,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$120,500.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 3, 2024 to Aug 26, 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: 100987224, 101007668, 101028850, 101030722, 101040612, 101068843.

×

Justice for Texas Victims

$85,000.00

Cash
$85,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$85,000.00

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 26, 2025 to Feb 4, 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: 101028850, 101030722, 101040612.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$30,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$30,000.00

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 · Sep 17, 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: 100987224, 101007668, 101030722.

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 13, 2025

03/19/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM

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--Facilities

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers

Education--School Districts

Salaries & Expenses

Text

The text as introduced · 101 words

89R12143 KJE-D

By: Lowe
H.B. No. 2796

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the permissible uses of money received from the

purchase of attendance credit by a school district.

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

SECTION 1. Section 49.154(b), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) Receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and

may be used only for teacher salaries and purposes related to

classroom instruction at a school district or open-enrollment

charter school [ foundation school program purposes ].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.