HB 3885
bill adding judges’ kids to school transfer rules
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 transfer of public school students who are children of certain public servants.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Peace officers and servicemembers already had it. Judges join the list.
The bill merges two existing school transfer rules for children of peace officers and servicemembers into one section and adds judges and justices of state or federal courts in Texas to the list. On a parent's request, a school board or its designee must transfer the student to the district campus or other district the parent picks, under a transfer agreement. Districts still do not have to provide transportation, and the change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 6, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3885 · 2025-03-06
SOLD BY
+ 1 coauthor
ITEM
relating to the transfer of public school students who are children of certain public servants.
WHAT IT DOES
Peace officers and servicemembers already had it. Judges join the list.
The bill merges two existing school transfer rules for children of peace officers and servicemembers into one section and adds judges and justices of state or federal courts in Texas to the list. On a parent's request, a school board or its designee must transfer the student to the district campus or other district the parent picks, under a transfer agreement. Districts still do not have to provide transportation, and the change applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
CARVE-OUT · analysis confidence 40%
THE TEXT
“a judge or justice of a state or federal court in this state”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill adds one specific job class, judges, to a guaranteed school-transfer right that other parents do not get. The caption honestly says "certain public servants," so this is a disclosed and narrow favor.
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Aug 5, 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC$22,500.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC
$22,500.00
- Cash
- $22,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $22,500.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Assocation PAC
$22,500.00
- Cash
- $22,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $22,500.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Jun 22, 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: 100985004, 101007867, 101059825.
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 6, 2025
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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
Companion
SB 3008 by Eckhardt (identical)
Subjects
Courts--Judges
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
Family--Parent & Child
Military & Veterans
PEACE OFFICERS
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Text
The text as introduced · 396 words
89R14055 GP-D By: Flores H.B. No. 3885 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the transfer of public school students who are children of certain public servants. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by Chapters 322 (H.B. 1959) and 583 (H.B. 2892), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS [ PEACE OFFICERS ] [ SERVICEMEMBERS ]. (a) In this section : (1) "Parent" includes a person standing in parental relation to a student. (2) " Peace [ peace ] officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. (3) [ , ] " Servicemember [ servicemember ]" means an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas National Guard. (b) On request of [ a peace officer ] [ servicemember who is ] a parent of [ or person standing in parental relation to ] a student, the board of trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall transfer the student to another district campus or to another school district under an agreement under Section 25.035 , if the parent is: (1) a peace officer; (2) a servicemember; or (3) a judge or justice of a state or federal court in this state . (c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or school district, as applicable, selected by the parent [ peace officer ] [ servicemember ] making the request. (d) A school district is not required to provide transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or school district under this section. SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes. 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.