Monitoring the Session

HB 3612

bill making prosecutors file truancy petitions

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. AJ LouderbackRHouse 30

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 filing of a petition for truant conduct.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No more discretion. Referral in, petition out.

The bill takes away a prosecutor's discretion over truancy referrals and requires the prosecutor to file a petition in truancy court seeking a truant conduct finding against the child. It touches prosecutors, truancy courts, school districts, and students referred for truancy and their families. On the ground, unless an exception in the existing Subsection (c) applies, every referred case must be filed, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 3, 2025 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3612 · 2025-03-03

SOLD BY

Rep. AJ LouderbackRHouse 30

ITEM

relating to the filing of a petition for truant conduct.

WHAT IT DOES

No more discretion. Referral in, petition out.

The bill takes away a prosecutor's discretion over truancy referrals and requires the prosecutor to file a petition in truancy court seeking a truant conduct finding against the child. It touches prosecutors, truancy courts, school districts, and students referred for truancy and their families. On the ground, unless an exception in the existing Subsection (c) applies, every referred case must be filed, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

AJ Louderback

Donors

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$28KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25K

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 27, 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 Truth and Liberty PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

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 26, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101009033, 101071885.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$27,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$27,500.00

Cash
$27,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$27,500.00

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 9, 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: 100988974, 101009033, 101059497, 101071885.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 7, 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: 101071885.

Money

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

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

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 26, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101009033, 101071885.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$27,500.00

Cash
$27,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$27,500.00

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 9, 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: 100988974, 101009033, 101059497, 101071885.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 7, 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: 101071885.

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 Mar 3, 2025

03/25/2025 H Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM

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 · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys

Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance

Family--Juvenile Delinquency

TRUANCY

Text

The text as introduced · 175 words

89R11782 MCF-D

By: Louderback
H.B. No. 3612

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the filing of a petition for truant conduct.

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

SECTION 1. Section 65.053(b), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [ The ]

prosecutor shall [ may, in the prosecutor's discretion, determine

whether to ] file a petition with the truancy court requesting an

adjudication of the child for truant conduct. [ If the prosecutor

decides not to file a petition requesting an adjudication, the

prosecutor shall inform the truancy court and the school district

of the decision. ]

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.