HB 3245

bill making districts share benefit info with employees yearly

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 requiring school districts to annually provide information regarding employee benefits to district employees, retired district employees, and their families.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Insurance, retirement and death benefits, every school year.

The bill requires every Texas school district to give its employees, its retirees, and their families information each school year about their insurance, retirement, and death benefits. It touches school districts, current and retired district staff, and their families. Districts can meet the duty through an annual presentation and may hire a human resources representative to give it, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 24, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3245 · 2025-02-24

SOLD BY

Rep. Marc LaHoodRHouse 121

ITEM

relating to requiring school districts to annually provide information regarding employee benefits to district employees, retired district employees, and their families.

WHAT IT DOES

Insurance, retirement and death benefits, every school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 24, 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

Marc LaHood

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$785K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$442K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$406K

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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$785,000.09

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$785,000.09

Cash: $460,000.00
Paid by others: $325,000.09
Total: $785,000.09

mail $170,572.09media $154,428.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 19, 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: 100982916, 101009926, 101022768, 101036215, 101040233, 101058924, 101069186, 101072224.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$442,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$442,000.00

Cash: $442,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $442,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 29, 2025 to Aug 25, 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: 101009926, 101040233, 101069186.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$406,000.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$406,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $306,000.00
Total: $406,000.00

canvassing $231,000.00advertising $75,000.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 8, 2026 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: 101069186, 101072224.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$785,000.09

Cash: $460,000.00
Paid by others: $325,000.09
Total: $785,000.09

mail $170,572.09media $154,428.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 19, 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: 100982916, 101009926, 101022768, 101036215, 101040233, 101058924, 101069186, 101072224.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$442,000.00

Cash: $442,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $442,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 29, 2025 to Aug 25, 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: 101009926, 101040233, 101069186.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$406,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $306,000.00
Total: $406,000.00

canvassing $231,000.00advertising $75,000.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 8, 2026 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: 101069186, 101072224.

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 24, 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--Teachers

Education--School Districts

Insurance--Life & Annuities

Retirement Systems--Teachers

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & LEAVE

Text

The text as introduced · 198 words

89R11872 MEW-D

By: LaHood
H.B. No. 3245

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring school districts to annually provide

information regarding employee benefits to district employees,

retired district employees, and their families.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 22.013 to read as follows:

Sec. 22.013. INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. (a)

Each school year, a school district shall provide to district

employees, employees who retired from the district, and their

families information regarding the employee's benefits, including

the employee's insurance, retirement, and death benefits.

(b) A school district may provide the information required

by Subsection (a) through an annual presentation given at the

district. A district may contract with a human resources

representative to provide the presentation.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 3. 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.