HB 2980
bill requiring reports of overdoses on school campuses
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 reporting of a controlled substance overdose occurring on the campus of a public school.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Each one goes to the district and the state health agency.
The bill requires every school district campus to report each drug overdose that happens on campus to its school district and to the head of the Health and Human Services Commission as soon as practicable. It touches public school campuses, school districts, the state health agency and the Texas Education Agency, which must jointly write rules. On the ground, campus overdoses get reported up to the district and the state, under rules meant to follow federal and state student privacy laws, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 18, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2980 · 2025-02-18
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ITEM
relating to the reporting of a controlled substance overdose occurring on the campus of a public school.
WHAT IT DOES
Each one goes to the district and the state health agency.
The bill requires every school district campus to report each drug overdose that happens on campus to its school district and to the head of the Health and Human Services Commission as soon as practicable. It touches public school campuses, school districts, the state health agency and the Texas Education Agency, which must jointly write rules. On the ground, campus overdoses get reported up to the district and the state, under rules meant to follow federal and state student privacy laws, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 Jun 9, 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 18, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
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
Crimes--Drugs
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--School Districts
Minors--Health & Safety
Protection of Personal Information
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 212 words
89R5508 RDR-D By: Talarico H.B. No. 2980 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the reporting of a controlled substance overdose occurring on the campus of a public school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.046 to read as follows: Sec. 38.046. REPORTING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVERDOSES. (a) In this section, "overdose" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.045, Health and Safety Code. (b) Each school district campus shall report each overdose that occurs at the campus as soon as practicable after the overdose occurs to: (1) the school district; and (2) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. (c) The commissioner and the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission jointly shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section in a manner that complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.