Monitoring the Session

HB 3631

bill letting coastal districts deduct storm insurance from recapture

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Todd HunterRHouse 32

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 a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Windstorm and hail costs come off what wealthy coastal districts owe.

The bill lets school districts in Texas coastal counties subtract last year's windstorm and hail insurance costs from the recapture payment they owe the state under the school finance system. It touches only property-wealthy districts that pay recapture and sit in first or second tier coastal counties, as the Insurance Code defines them. Those districts send less money back into the state school finance pool, dollar for dollar with their storm insurance spending, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2994 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2994 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 16, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Education K-16 committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3631 · 2025-03-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Todd HunterRHouse 32 Rep. J. M. LozanoRHouse 43 Rep. Denise VillalobosRHouse 34

+ 2 more authors

ITEM

relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system.

WHAT IT DOES

Windstorm and hail costs come off what wealthy coastal districts owe.

The bill lets school districts in Texas coastal counties subtract last year's windstorm and hail insurance costs from the recapture payment they owe the state under the school finance system. It touches only property-wealthy districts that pay recapture and sit in first or second tier coastal counties, as the Insurance Code defines them. Those districts send less money back into the state school finance pool, dollar for dollar with their storm insurance spending, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

TEA assumes the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to insufficient data related to costs incurred by school districts for windstorm and hail insurance.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Education
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#2800
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote RV#2903
  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the House
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 101 yea · 15 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Todd Hunter

Donors

HillCo PAC$78KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$45KMichael Gallagher$40,000

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 · Oct 29, 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.

HillCo PAC$77,645.00

HillCo PAC

$77,645.00

Cash
$57,000.00
Paid by others
$20,645.00
Total
$77,645.00
event $10,645.00Other filed descriptions $10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 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: 100975878, 100990010, 101007811, 101058530, 101068671.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$45,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$45,000.00

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$45,000.00

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 14, 2024 to Oct 4, 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: 100975878, 100990010, 101007811, 101033964, 101068671.

Michael Gallagher$40,000.00
Money

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

×

HillCo PAC

$77,645.00

Cash
$57,000.00
Paid by others
$20,645.00
Total
$77,645.00
event $10,645.00Other filed descriptions $10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 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: 100975878, 100990010, 101007811, 101058530, 101068671.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$45,000.00

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$45,000.00

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 14, 2024 to Oct 4, 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: 100975878, 100990010, 101007811, 101033964, 101068671.

Votes2

House May 16, 2025

Yea
101
Nay
15
Present, not voting
2
Absent
7
Excused
25
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2903

HB 3631 was passed by (Record 2903): 101 Yeas, 15 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 101 (published)
  • Nay: 15 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 25 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 15, 2025

Yea
122
Nay
12
Present, not voting
2
Absent
9
Excused
5
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2800

HB 3631 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2800): 122 Yeas, 12 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 122 (published)
  • Nay: 12 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses19
For
17
Against
1
On
1
Names

For

  • Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)1 registration
  • City of Corpus Christi1 registration
  • City of Galveston1 registration
  • Coastal Windstorm Insurance Co.1 registration
  • Galveston ISD1 registration
  • Good Reason Houston1 registration
  • Independent Insurance Agents of Texas1 registration
  • Nueces County & City of Port Aransas1 registration
  • Self; Gregory-Portland Independent School District1 registration
  • Self; Port Aransas ISD1 registration
  • Self; Port Aransas Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce1 registration
  • Self; Rockport-Fulton ISD1 registration
  • TASB1 registration
  • Texas Association of Community Schools1 registration
  • Texas Association of School Administrators1 registration
  • Texas PTA1 registration
  • Texas School Coalition1 registration

Against

  • Self1 registration

On

  • Texas Education Agency1 registration
Sources

19 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

TEA assumes the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to insufficient data related to costs incurred by school districts for windstorm and hail insurance.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2994

by Rep. Hunter, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 14, 2023: Referred to Public Education

Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts with excess facilities costs under the public school finance system.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 3, 2025

05/19/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 4 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 1635 by Hinojosa, Adam (identical)

Subjects

Coastal Affairs & Beaches

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Education--School Districts

Insurance--Property & Casualty

Taxation--School District

WINDSTORM DEVICES & INSURANCE

Text

The text as introduced · 206 words

89R15181 MEW-D

By: Hunter
H.B. No. 3631

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a credit against required recapture payments for

certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail

insurance under the public school finance system.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 49.1573 to read as follows:

Sec. 49.1573. CREDIT FOR WINDSTORM AND HAIL INSURANCE

COSTS. (a) This section applies only to a school district that is

located in a first tier coastal county or second tier coastal

county, as those terms are defined by Section 2210.003, Insurance

Code.

(b) The total amount required under Section 49.153 for a

school district to which this section applies to purchase

attendance credit under this subchapter for any school year is

reduced by an amount equal to the amount of money spent by the

district in the preceding school year to pay for the cost of

windstorm and hail insurance.

(c) A reduction under Subsection (b) shall be made after

making any reduction to which the district is entitled under

Section 49.157 or another provision of this chapter.

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