HB 2875

Lalani Bill Lets Districts Adopt An Eloping Policy, Or Not

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Why it's charged

List of feelings

THE TEXT

“A school district may adopt and implement a local policy”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The core verb is "may," so no district is required to adopt or implement anything. The limit in subsection (c) applies only to a policy a district chooses to adopt, and the bill sets no deadline, penalty or enforcement mechanism.

List of feelings

Initial review · graded Oct 21, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the development and adoption by school districts of local policies to address eloping behavior by students with autism or other intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A district “may adopt and implement a local policy.” Doing nothing is full compliance.

The bill lets a Texas school district write its own local policy for students with autism or other intellectual or developmental disabilities who leave a supervised area unexpectedly, which the bill calls eloping. If a district chooses to adopt a policy, it should stress behavior plans in the student's education plan, staff training and handling that does not treat eloping as a disciplinary infraction, and it may not treat eloping as fleeing for an unlawful purpose. No district has to adopt anything, so a district that does nothing is in full compliance.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 14, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2875 · 2025-02-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

ITEM

relating to the development and adoption by school districts of local policies to address eloping behavior by students with autism or other intellectual or developmental disabilities.

WHAT IT DOES

A district “may adopt and implement a local policy.” Doing nothing is full compliance.

CHARGES

[x] LIST OF FEELINGSanalysis confidence 80%

THE TEXT

“A school district may adopt and implement a local policy”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 14, 2025Filed
Mar 19, 2025Read first time
Mar 19, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Suleman Lalani

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$38K Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$12K TSA PAC$10K

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 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$37,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

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

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC$10,000.00

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

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

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Adversarial review by claude-fable-5-1 at high effort: Smells.

Analysis of text version I by claude-fable-5-1, Oct 21, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 14, 2025

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

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

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

Subjects

Disabilities, Persons with

Education--School Districts

Minors--Health & Safety

AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

Text

The text as introduced · 310 words

89R8695 BCH-D

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 2875

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the development and adoption by school districts of

local policies to address eloping behavior by students with autism

or other intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 29.031 to read as follows:

Sec. 29.031. LOCAL POLICY ON ELOPING BEHAVIOR. (a) In this

section, "eloping" means the act of leaving a safe or supervised

area unexpectedly and without notice, often as a result of a sensory

trigger, anxiety, or an inability to communicate effectively.

(b) A school district may adopt and implement a local policy

to address eloping by a student with autism or another intellectual

or developmental disability that emphasizes:

(1) behavioral support plans incorporated in the

individualized education program developed for the student under

Section 29.005 or the plan developed for the student under Section

504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794);

(2) staff training to better understand the causes of

eloping, de-escalation techniques, and other effective safety

measures; and

(3) nonpunitive policies that ensure eloping

incidents are not treated as disciplinary infractions.

(c) A policy adopted under this section may not treat

eloping as intentionally absconding or fleeing for an unlawful

purpose.

(d) Subject to Subsection (c), a school district may

collaborate with law enforcement and emergency services agencies to

develop protocols for safely recovering students who elope.

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.