HB 3102
Goodwin Bill Waives Recapture For Districts Losing Students To Vouchers
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 exempting school districts impacted by education savings account programs from the recapture of maintenance and operations ad valorem tax revenue under the public school finance system.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Lose students to an education savings account? Keep the local tax money.
This bill lets a school district skip recapture, the rule that makes property-wealthy districts send part of their local school tax money back into the state system, in any year its enrollment drops because students left for an education savings account or similar voucher-style program. It touches property-wealthy school districts that would otherwise owe recapture and that lose students to programs paying state money for private schooling. Those districts would keep local tax revenue they now have to give up, 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-HB3102 · 2025-02-20
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ITEM
relating to exempting school districts impacted by education savings account programs from the recapture of maintenance and operations ad valorem tax revenue under the public school finance system.
WHAT IT DOES
Lose students to an education savings account? Keep the local tax money.
This bill lets a school district skip recapture, the rule that makes property-wealthy districts send part of their local school tax money back into the state system, in any year its enrollment drops because students left for an education savings account or similar voucher-style program. It touches property-wealthy school districts that would otherwise owe recapture and that lose students to programs paying state money for private schooling. Those districts would keep local tax revenue they now have to give up, 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
THE TEXT
…“attributable to students participating in an education savings account program or a similar program through which a child may use state money for nonpublic primary or secondary education”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill ties a school finance break for public districts to students leaving for programs that send state money to private schooling.
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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 · 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.
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 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 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 217 words
89R11918 MM-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 3102 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to exempting school districts impacted by education savings account programs from the recapture of maintenance and operations ad valorem tax revenue under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 48.257, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a) Subject to Subsections (a-1) and [ Subsection ] (b), if a school district's tier one local share under Section 48.256 exceeds the district's entitlement under Section 48.266(a)(1) less the district's distribution from the state available school fund, the district must reduce the district's tier one revenue level in accordance with Chapter 49 to a level not to exceed the district's entitlement under Section 48.266(a)(1) less the district's distribution from the state available school fund. (a-1) This section does not apply to a school district in a school year in which the district experiences a net decline in student enrollment from the preceding school year that is attributable to students participating in an education savings account program or a similar program through which a child may use state money for nonpublic primary or secondary education. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.