Monitoring the SessionHB 4197
Died in committee
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
relating to a requirement that public schools issue student identification cards to high school students.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Name, photo, and month and year of birth.
The bill requires every school district and open-enrollment charter school to give each high school student a student ID card. The card must show the student's name, photograph, and month and year of birth. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, high schoolers in Texas public and charter schools will all be issued these cards.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2289 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2289 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 10, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB4197 · 2025-03-10
relating to a requirement that public schools issue student identification cards to high school students.
Name, photo, and month and year of birth.
The bill requires every school district and open-enrollment charter school to give each high school student a student ID card. The card must show the student's name, photograph, and month and year of birth. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, high schoolers in Texas public and charter schools will all be issued these cards.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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.
$15,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$13,500.00
Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$12,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$15,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$13,500.00
Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
$12,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Anchía, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 9, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a requirement that public schools issue student identification cards to high school students.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Mar 10, 2025
03/31/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
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
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
Elections--General
Vehicles & Traffic--Driver's Licenses
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
The text as introduced · 163 words
89R6299 GP-D By: Anchía H.B. No. 4197 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a requirement that public schools issue student identification cards to high school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 25, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 25.903 to read as follows: Sec. 25.903. STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall issue to each high school student enrolled in the district or school a student identification card that includes the student's: (1) name; (2) photograph; and (3) month and year of birth. 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.