HB 3670

bill putting school library catalogs online

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 access to the catalog of a public school's library materials.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every school library’s catalog in a public database.

The bill requires every school district and open-enrollment charter school to post the catalog of library materials for each school library in a public online database. It touches school districts, charter schools, school librarians, and parents or anyone who wants to see what books a school library holds. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, the public can look up a school library's catalog online.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3670 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

ITEM

relating to access to the catalog of a public school's library materials.

WHAT IT DOES

Every school library’s catalog in a public database.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 4, 2025Filed
Mar 25, 2025Read first time
Mar 25, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carrie Isaac

Donors

Jared Broderick$26,285American Fireworks$26K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20K

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 24, 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.

Jared Broderick$26,284.58

American Fireworks$26,000.00

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $26,000.00
Total: $26,000.00

fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,083.33

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $83.33
Total: $20,083.33

fundraiser $83.33

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

Money

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

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $26,000.00
Total: $26,000.00

fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $83.33
Total: $20,083.33

fundraiser $83.33

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

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 4, 2025

03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Education: 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 · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Electronic Information Systems

Libraries & Librarians

LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MATERIALS (SE35P)

Text

The text as introduced · 152 words

89R9694 RAL-D

By: Isaac
H.B. No. 3670

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to access to the catalog of a public school's library

materials.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 33.023 to read as follows:

Sec. 33.023. LIBRARY CATALOG ONLINE DATABASE. A school

district or open-enrollment charter school shall make the catalog

of available library materials of each school library in the

district or school publicly available in an online database.

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.