HB 2860

Guerra Loan Repayment Bill Expires Before Any Worker Gets Aid

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed

Rep. R.D. "Bobby" GuerraDHouse 41

Why it's charged

Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

…“submit to the legislature the plan developed under Section 1 of this”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only real output is a plan and a cost estimate sent to the Legislature by September 1, 2026. Any actual tuition or loan help waits for a later bill.

Study, task force, commission, report

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a plan by the Department of State Health Services to establish and improve tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs for health care professionals serving border communities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A plan and a cost estimate, due September 1, 2026. The bill expires January 1, 2027.

The bill orders the Department of State Health Services, working with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to write a plan for new and improved tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs for health care workers who serve communities along the Texas-Mexico border. The plan must require workers to commit to full-time work in those communities for a set time, and it must give preference to workers who live there. The department hands the plan and its estimated cost to the Legislature by September 1, 2026, and the bill expires January 1, 2027, so no new aid reaches any worker under this bill.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2167 (Died in committee) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2167 (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.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Higher Education committee 9-2 on May 7, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2860 · 2025-02-14

SOLD BY

Rep. R.D. "Bobby" GuerraDHouse 41

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

A plan and a cost estimate, due September 1, 2026. The bill expires January 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 85%

THE TEXT

…“submit to the legislature the plan developed under Section 1 of this”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only real output is a plan and a cost estimate sent to the Legislature by September 1, 2026. Any actual tuition or loan help waits for a later bill.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 5, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 14, 2025Filed
Mar 19, 2025Read first time
Mar 19, 2025Referred to Higher Education
May 5, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 6, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 6, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 6, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 6, 2025Left pending in committee
May 7, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 7, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 10, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 10, 2025Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 12, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 14, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

R.D. "Bobby" Guerra

Donors

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$3K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$2K Exxon Mobile PAC$1K

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 28, 2024 to Oct 11, 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.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$2,500.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$2,500.00

Cash: $2,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $2,500.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 15, 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: 100985170.

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 Dec 12, 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: 100985170.

Exxon Mobile PAC$1,000.00

Exxon Mobile PAC

$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 Oct 31, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 31, 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: 100985170.

Money

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

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$2,500.00

Cash: $2,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $2,500.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 15, 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: 100985170.

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 Dec 12, 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: 100985170.

Exxon Mobile PAC

$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 Oct 31, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 31, 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: 100985170.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses11

For: 10
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Children's Hospital Association of Texas1 registration
DHR Health1 registration
Driscoll Childrens Hospital Rio Grande Valley1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; Texas Association of Community Health Centers1 registration
Self; UnidosUS1 registration
South Texas Health System (UHS of Delaware, Inc.)1 registration
Texas Academy of Family Physicians1 registration
Texas Hospital Association1 registration
Texas Nurse Practitioners1 registration

On

Department of State Health Services1 registration

Sources

11 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 5, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 2167

by Rep. Guerra, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 9, 2023: Referred to Higher Education

Relating to a plan by the Department of State Health Services to establish and improve tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs for health care professionals serving border communities.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 14, 2025

05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Higher Education · Committee vote 9 aye, 2 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Higher--Health Institutions

Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid

Education--Higher--Tuition

Health Care Providers

Health--General

BORDER

STUDENT LOANS

STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 320 words

89R12917 KRM-D

By: Guerra
H.B. No. 2860

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a plan by the Department of State Health Services to

establish and improve tuition reimbursement and student loan

repayment programs for health care professionals serving border

communities.

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

SECTION 1. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHING AND IMPROVING TUITION

REIMBURSEMENT AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE

PROFESSIONALS IN BORDER COMMUNITIES. (a) The Department of State

Health Services, in consultation with the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board, shall develop and adopt a plan to establish new

and improve existing tuition reimbursement programs and programs

providing assistance with the repayment of student loans for

eligible health care professionals who are serving in communities

near and along the international border of this state with the

United Mexican States.

(b) The plan developed under this section must:

(1) require a health care professional to commit to

full-time employment as a health care professional in the

communities near and along the international border of this state

with the United Mexican States for a specified time to be eligible

for participation in the tuition reimbursement and student loan

repayment programs; and

(2) give preference for participation in the programs

to health care professionals who live in those communities.

SECTION 2. SUBMISSION TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than

September 1, 2026, the Department of State Health Services shall

submit to the legislature the plan developed under Section 1 of this

Act and the estimated cost to this state of implementing the plan.

SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2027.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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.