Monitoring the Session

HB 3082

bill raising school funding multipliers for small districts

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

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 small and mid-sized district allotment under the public school finance system.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

More money per student for districts under 1,600 or 5,000 students.

The bill raises the multipliers in the state school-finance formula that gives extra money per student to small and mid-sized school districts. It touches districts with fewer than 1,600 students, K-12 districts with fewer than 5,000 students, and the tiniest districts that are the only district in their county. Those districts get a larger per-student allotment starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 20, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3082 · 2025-02-20

SOLD BY

Rep. David SpillerRHouse 68

ITEM

relating to the small and mid-sized district allotment under the public school finance system.

WHAT IT DOES

More money per student for districts under 1,600 or 5,000 students.

The bill raises the multipliers in the state school-finance formula that gives extra money per student to small and mid-sized school districts. It touches districts with fewer than 1,600 students, K-12 districts with fewer than 5,000 students, and the tiniest districts that are the only district in their county. Those districts get a larger per-student allotment starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

David Spiller

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40KMax Poynor$10,000Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$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 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$40,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

Max Poynor$10,000.00
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100987103, 101057871.

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$40,000.00

Cash
$40,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$40,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 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.

Report IDs: 101009978, 101031338, 101071836.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

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

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Jun 30, 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: 100987103, 101057871.

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 20, 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

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Education--School Districts

Text

The text as introduced · 345 words

89R10565 MM-F

By: Spiller
H.B. No. 3082

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the small and mid-sized district allotment under the

public school finance system.

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

SECTION 1. Section 48.101, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 48.101. SMALL AND MID-SIZED DISTRICT ALLOTMENT. (a)

Small and mid-sized districts are entitled to an annual allotment

in accordance with this section. In this section:

(1) "AA" is the district's annual allotment per

student in average daily attendance;

(2) "ADA" is the number of students in average daily

attendance for which the district is entitled to an allotment under

Section 48.051 , other than students in average daily attendance who

do not reside in the district and are enrolled in a full-time

virtual program ; and

(3) "BA" is the basic allotment determined under

Section 48.051.

(b) A school district that has fewer than 1,600 students in

average daily attendance is entitled to an annual allotment for

each student in average daily attendance based on the following

formula:

AA = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00044 [ .0004 ]) X BA

(c) A school district that offers a kindergarten through

grade 12 program and has less than 5,000 students in average daily

attendance is entitled to an annual allotment for each student in

average daily attendance based on the formula, of the following

formulas, that results in the greatest annual allotment:

(1) the formula in Subsection (b), if the district is

eligible for that formula; or

(2) AA = ((5,000 - ADA) X .000034 [ .000025 ]) X BA.

(d) Instead of the allotment under Subsection (b) or (c)(1),

a school district that has fewer than 300 students in average daily

attendance and is the only school district located in and operating

in a county is entitled to an annual allotment for each student in

average daily attendance based on the following formula:

AA = ((1,600 - ADA) X .00054 [ .00047 ]) X BA

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.