Monitoring the SessionHB 2919
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 the suspension of a public school student for engaging in certain conduct against an employee or volunteer of a school district.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Assault staff or volunteers over their work, on or off campus: mandatory suspension.
The bill requires a principal to suspend a public school student who assaults, or is otherwise deliberately violent toward, a school employee or volunteer because of that person's work with the district, whether on or off campus. It reaches students, principals, school staff and volunteers, and it removes a limit in the existing suspension law, Subsection (b), for this conduct. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, suspension becomes mandatory instead of optional for these cases, while special education placement protections still apply to students with disabilities.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3654 (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 3654 (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 Feb 18, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2919 · 2025-02-18
relating to the suspension of a public school student for engaging in certain conduct against an employee or volunteer of a school district.
Assault staff or volunteers over their work, on or off campus: mandatory suspension.
The bill requires a principal to suspend a public school student who assaults, or is otherwise deliberately violent toward, a school employee or volunteer because of that person's work with the district, whether on or off campus. It reaches students, principals, school staff and volunteers, and it removes a limit in the existing suspension law, Subsection (b), for this conduct. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, suspension becomes mandatory instead of optional for these cases, while special education placement protections still apply to students with disabilities.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Aug 9, 2024 to Jun 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.
$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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 10, 2024 to Jun 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.
Report IDs: 100992163, 101033127, 101059987.
$9,500.00
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 12, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100992163, 101059987.
$7,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on May 11, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on May 11, 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: 101059987.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 10, 2024 to Jun 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.
Report IDs: 100992163, 101033127, 101059987.
$9,500.00
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 12, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100992163, 101059987.
$7,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on May 11, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on May 11, 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: 101059987.
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. Davis, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 10, 2023: Referred to Education
Relating to the suspension of a public school student for engaging in certain conduct against an employee or volunteer of a school district.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 18, 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
Disabilities, Persons with
Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--Primary & Secondary--Special
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
VOLUNTEERS
The text as introduced · 243 words
89R11699 BCH-D By: Y. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2919 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the suspension of a public school student for engaging in certain conduct against an employee or volunteer of a school district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 37.005, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (b-1) to read as follows: (a-1) The principal or other appropriate administrator shall suspend a student who engages in conduct on or off school property against any employee or volunteer in retaliation for or as a result of the person's employment or association with a school district that: (1) contains the elements of an offense under Section 22.01(a)(1), Penal Code; or (2) is otherwise deliberately violent and threatens the health or safety of another. (a-2) Subsection (b) does not apply to conduct described by Subsection (a-1). (b-1) Section 37.004 applies to any placement under this section that would constitute a change in placement under federal law of a student with a disability who receives special education services. 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.