HB 3149

bill letting high schools teach hunter education for credit

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 instruction on hunter education for public high school students.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Counts toward graduation, built to meet state certificate requirements.

The bill lets Texas public high schools and charter schools teach hunter education in courses that count toward graduation. It orders the State Board of Education to write hunter education curriculum guidelines with the Parks and Wildlife Department, built to meet the state hunter education certificate requirements. Schools are not required to offer anything, but the guidelines must be written, and they apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 21, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3149 · 2025-02-21

SOLD BY

Rep. Trent AshbyRHouse 9

ITEM

relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school students.

WHAT IT DOES

Counts toward graduation, built to meet state certificate requirements.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 21, 2025Filed
Mar 20, 2025Read first time
Mar 20, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Trent Ashby

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$727K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$313KJohn Nau III$230,000

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 10, 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$726,977.64

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$726,977.64

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $576,977.64
Total: $726,977.64

advertising $308,379.77grassroots $268,597.87

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 · Oct 1, 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.

Report IDs: 100983424, 101025002, 101034929, 101040023, 101071791.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$312,806.77

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$312,806.77

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $312,806.77
Total: $312,806.77

mailer $171,341.79television $68,405.00digital $37,095.00text $28,387.48Other filed descriptions $7,577.50

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 10, 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: 101005833, 101025002, 101040023.

John Nau III$230,000.00

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$726,977.64

Cash: $150,000.00
Paid by others: $576,977.64
Total: $726,977.64

advertising $308,379.77grassroots $268,597.87

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 · Oct 1, 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.

Report IDs: 100983424, 101025002, 101034929, 101040023, 101071791.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$312,806.77

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $312,806.77
Total: $312,806.77

mailer $171,341.79television $68,405.00digital $37,095.00text $28,387.48Other filed descriptions $7,577.50

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 10, 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: 101005833, 101025002, 101040023.

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 21, 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

Companion

SB 674 by Hughes (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 242 words

89R2229 MP-D

By: Ashby
H.B. No. 3149

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school

students.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 28.0121 to read as follows:

Sec. 28.0121. HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) A school

district or open-enrollment charter school that offers a high

school program may provide to students in one or more courses

offered for high school graduation instruction on hunter education

based on the curriculum guidelines developed under Subsection (b).

(b) The State Board of Education shall develop curriculum

guidelines for hunter education. The curriculum guidelines must:

(1) be developed in cooperation with the Parks and

Wildlife Department; and

(2) meet the requirements necessary to receive a

hunter education certificate under Section 62.014(c), Parks and

Wildlife Code.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the State Board of Education shall develop the

curriculum guidelines required under Section 28.0121(b), Education

Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 4. 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.