Monitoring the Session

HB 3026

bill covering driver ed fees for educationally disadvantaged students

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Aicha DavisDHouse 109

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 payment of fees and costs associated with driver education and safety courses and driver's license examinations for certain students.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

They join foster youth and homeless youth who already qualify.

The bill adds a new group to the people for whom the Texas Workforce Commission must, on request, pay driver education and driver's license exam fees. That new group is students who are educationally disadvantaged under the Education Code, joining foster youth and homeless youth who already qualify. Starting September 1, 2025, more students can get those fees covered by the state when they ask.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 19, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3026 · 2025-02-19

SOLD BY

Rep. Aicha DavisDHouse 109

ITEM

relating to the payment of fees and costs associated with driver education and safety courses and driver's license examinations for certain students.

WHAT IT DOES

They join foster youth and homeless youth who already qualify.

The bill adds a new group to the people for whom the Texas Workforce Commission must, on request, pay driver education and driver's license exam fees. That new group is students who are educationally disadvantaged under the Education Code, joining foster youth and homeless youth who already qualify. Starting September 1, 2025, more students can get those fees covered by the state when they ask.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Human Services
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Aicha Davis

Donors

TOP PAC$30KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KTexas Sands PAC$12K

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 12, 2024 to Oct 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.

TOP PAC$29,502.00

TOP PAC

$29,502.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$29,502.00
Total
$29,502.00
printing $29,502.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 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: 100989271.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100989271, 101016836, 101062769, 101072968.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100989271, 101062769, 101072968.

Money

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

×

TOP PAC

$29,502.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$29,502.00
Total
$29,502.00
printing $29,502.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 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: 100989271.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100989271, 101016836, 101062769, 101072968.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash
$12,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100989271, 101062769, 101072968.

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 19, 2025

03/20/2025 H Referred to Human Services: 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 · Human Services · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Driver Education & Training

Vehicles & Traffic--Driver's Licenses

Text

The text as introduced · 208 words

89R11995 JAM-D

By: A. Davis of Dallas
H.B. No. 3026

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the payment of fees and costs associated with driver

education and safety courses and driver's license examinations for

certain students.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 521.168, Transportation

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 521.168. PAYMENT OF FEES FOR CERTAIN [ FOSTER AND

HOMELESS ] CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.

SECTION 2. Section 521.168(a), Transportation Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) Unless prohibited under Section 521.4265(c), the Texas

Workforce Commission shall on request pay the fees associated with

meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter

1001, Education Code, for a person who is:

(1) eligible for a driver's license fee exemption

under Section 521.1811; [ or ]

(2) younger than 26 years of age and:

(A) was in the managing conservatorship of the

Department of Family and Protective Services on the day before the

person's 18th birthday; or

(B) is a homeless child or youth as defined by 42

U.S.C. Section 11434a ; or

(3) educationally disadvantaged, as defined by

Section 5.001, Education Code .

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.