HB 3651

bill allowing a high school car maintenance elective

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 an elective course on automobile maintenance for public high school students.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Grades 9 through 12, elective credit.

The bill lets Texas school districts offer high school students in grades 9 through 12 an elective course on car maintenance that counts for elective credit. If a district chooses to offer it, the course must cover basics like checking and refilling fluids, tire care and changing a flat, battery jumpstarts, fuses and air filters, dashboard warning lights, and safe shop practices. Nothing is required of districts that choose not to offer the course, and the rules apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Public Education subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education on May 1, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3651 · 2025-03-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Marc LaHoodRHouse 121

ITEM

relating to an elective course on automobile maintenance for public high school students.

WHAT IT DOES

Grades 9 through 12, elective credit.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 29, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 3, 2025Filed
Mar 25, 2025Read first time
Mar 25, 2025Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker
May 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
May 1, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
May 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
May 1, 2025Left pending in subcommittee

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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 29, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

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.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 3, 2025

05/01/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee

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--Curriculum

Education--School Districts

Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment

Vehicles & Traffic--General

Text

The text as introduced · 266 words

89R11701 CMO-D

By: LaHood
H.B. No. 3651

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an elective course on automobile maintenance 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 28.015 to read as follows:

Sec. 28.015. ELECTIVE COURSE ON AUTOMOBILE MAINTENANCE.

(a) A school district may offer to students in grades 9 through 12

an elective course on automobile maintenance that meets the

requirements for an elective credit under Section 28.025.

(b) A course under this section must include instruction in

and information relating to:

(1) checking and refilling or replacing:

(A) engine oil;

(B) coolant;

(C) brake fluid;

(D) transmission fluid; and

(E) power steering fluid;

(2) checking tire pressure and tire tread depth;

(3) changing a tire, performing a tire rotation, and

repairing a flat tire;

(4) battery maintenance, including the correct method

for jumpstarting a battery;

(5) checking and replacing:

(A) fuses;

(B) engine air filters; and

(C) cabin air filters;

(6) the meaning of common dashboard warning lights;

and

(7) safe working practices in an automotive

environment, including proper tool usage and safe disposal of

fluids or hazardous materials.

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.