HB 423

bill barring school boards from contracting with their own trustees

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 prohibition on the board of trustees of a school district from entering into certain contracts and the disclosure of certain conflicts of interest.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Trustee-owned company contracts are void. Section 45.204 exempt.

The bill bars a Texas school board from signing a contract with any school trustee, or with a company a trustee partly owns and expects to profit significantly from, and any such contract is void. It touches school boards, trustees in every district, and companies they own, and it exempts contracts covered by Section 45.204 of the Education Code. Trustees must disclose those ownership interests in writing to the board and the state education agency, and the ban covers contracts signed on or after December 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB423 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Christina MoralesDHouse 145

ITEM

relating to a prohibition on the board of trustees of a school district from entering into certain contracts and the disclosure of certain conflicts of interest.

WHAT IT DOES

Trustee-owned company contracts are void. Section 45.204 exempt.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Feb 28, 2025Read first time
Feb 28, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christina Morales

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee$8K Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$5K

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 · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 10, 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$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Oct 23, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101061699, 101072155.

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee$7,711.42

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee

$7,711.42

Cash: $500.00
Paid by others: $7,211.42
Total: $7,711.42

Other filed descriptions $5,122.42printing $2,089.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 26, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101072150.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$5,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 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.

Report IDs: 100987507, 101072150.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Oct 23, 2024 to Sep 28, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101061699, 101072155.

Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee

$7,711.42

Cash: $500.00
Paid by others: $7,211.42
Total: $7,711.42

Other filed descriptions $5,122.42printing $2,089.00

Also funds 4 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 26, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100987507, 101030051, 101072150.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$5,000.00

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $5,000.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 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.

Report IDs: 100987507, 101072150.

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 Nov 12, 2024

02/28/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM

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

Ethics

EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 301 words

89R1985 PRL-D

By: Morales of Harris
H.B. No. 423

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a prohibition on the board of trustees of a school

district from entering into certain contracts and the disclosure of

certain conflicts of interest.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 11.187 to read as follows:

Sec. 11.187. CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED; DISCLOSURE

REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of

trustees of a school district may not enter into a contract with:

(1) a member of any school district's board of

trustees; or

(2) a company in which a member of any school

district's board of trustees:

(A) holds an ownership interest; and

(B) expects to receive a significant financial

gain from the contract.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a contract to which

Section 45.204 applies.

(c) A member of the board of trustees of a school district

shall provide a written disclosure to the board and the agency of

any ownership interest described by Subsection (a)(2).

(d) A contract entered into in violation of this section is

void.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this

section.

SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the

commissioner of education shall adopt rules to implement Section

11.187, Education Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a contract entered into on or after December 1, 2025. A contract

entered into before December 1, 2025, is governed by the law in

effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the

former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.