HB 3690

bill letting any Texas resident request school library book reviews

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 a review of library materials included in public school libraries; providing a civil penalty.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every district and charter school adopts a review policy.

The bill requires every Texas school district and charter school to adopt a policy letting any Texas resident ask for a review of a book or other item in a school library to check that it follows state law and local policy. The school board or charter governing body itself must make a decision on each request at a public meeting within 30 days, plus seven more days for each extra item, and must post the policy and every decision online. Board members who fail to do the required review can owe the state a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

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-HB3690 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

ITEM

relating to a review of library materials included in public school libraries; providing a civil penalty.

WHAT IT DOES

Every district and charter school adopts a review policy.

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 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Education--School Districts

Libraries & Librarians

LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MATERIALS (SE35P)

Text

The text as introduced · 418 words

89R13855 RAL-D

By: Isaac
H.B. No. 3690

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a review of library materials included in public school

libraries; providing a civil penalty.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 35, Education Code, is amended by adding

Section 35.0061 to read as follows:

Sec. 35.0061. REVIEW OF LIBRARY MATERIAL. (a) Each school

district and open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a policy

under which any resident of this state may request a review of

library material in the catalog of a district or school library to

ensure compliance with state law and district or school policies.

(b) A review of library materials under this section must be

conducted:

(1) in addition to any review a school district or

open-enrollment charter school conducts in accordance with Section

35.006; and

(2) by the board of trustees of the school district or

the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school.

(c) A policy adopted under Subsection (a) must require the

board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an

open-enrollment charter school to make a determination regarding

the library material at a public meeting not later than the sum of:

(1) the 30th day after the date the request is made;

and

(2) seven days for each library material requested to

be reviewed after the first.

(d) Each school district and open enrollment charter school

shall post on the district's or school's Internet website:

(1) the policy adopted under Subsection (a); and

(2) the determination for each review conducted under

this section.

(e) A member of the board of trustees of a school district or

governing body of an open-enrollment charter school who fails to

conduct a review as required by this section is liable to the state

for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each

violation.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, each school district and open-enrollment charter

school shall adopt the policy for the review of library materials

required by Section 35.0061, Education Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 4. 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.