Monitoring the Session

HB 441

bill raising the small district funding floor to 350 students

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Brooks LandgrafRHouse 81

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 sparsity adjustment for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Up from 130. Fewer than 350 kids, funded as 350.

The bill raises the floor used to fund small K-12 school districts under the state school finance formula, so a district with fewer than 350 students in daily attendance is funded as if it had 350, up from 130. It touches small rural K-12 districts that have at least 90 students in attendance or sit 30 miles or more by bus from the nearest high school district. Those districts get a larger basic allotment from the state starting September 1, 2025, while the K-8 and K-6 floors stay the same.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Public Education committee on May 6, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB441 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Brooks LandgrafRHouse 81

ITEM

relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts under the Foundation School Program.

WHAT IT DOES

Up from 130. Fewer than 350 kids, funded as 350.

The bill raises the floor used to fund small K-12 school districts under the state school finance formula, so a district with fewer than 350 students in daily attendance is funded as if it had 350, up from 130. It touches small rural K-12 districts that have at least 90 students in attendance or sit 30 miles or more by bus from the nearest high school district. Those districts get a larger basic allotment from the state starting September 1, 2025, while the K-8 and K-6 floors stay the same.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($433,849,944)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 5, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB441, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($888,504,493) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($433,849,944)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Education
  4. Posting rule suspended
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Committee substitute considered in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brooks Landgraf

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50KOvintiv USA Inc. PAC$19KDiamondback Energy PAC$15K

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 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

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 · Sep 26, 2024 to Sep 14, 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: 100977404, 101009994, 101033682, 101069723.

Ovintiv USA Inc. PAC$19,000.00

Ovintiv USA Inc. PAC

$19,000.00

Cash
$19,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$19,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 22, 2025. 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: 100977404, 101033682.

Diamondback Energy PAC$15,000.00

Diamondback Energy PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 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: 100977404, 101061488, 101069723.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

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 · Sep 26, 2024 to Sep 14, 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: 100977404, 101009994, 101033682, 101069723.

×

Ovintiv USA Inc. PAC

$19,000.00

Cash
$19,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$19,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 22, 2025. 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: 100977404, 101033682.

×

Diamondback Energy PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 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: 100977404, 101061488, 101069723.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($433,849,944)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 5, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB441, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($888,504,493) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($433,849,944)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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

05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee

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--Finance

Education--School Districts

FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM

Text

The text as introduced · 246 words

89R3970 AMF-D

By: Landgraf
H.B. No. 441

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the sparsity adjustment for certain school districts

under the Foundation School Program.

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

SECTION 1. Section 48.052(a), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) Notwithstanding Section 48.051, a school district that

has fewer than 350 [ 130 ] students in average daily attendance shall

be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 350 [ 130 ] students in

average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade

12 program and has preceding or current year's average daily

attendance of at least 90 students or is 30 miles or more by bus

route from the nearest high school district. A district offering a

kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current

year's average daily attendance was at least 50 students or which is

30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district

shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 75 students in

average daily attendance. An average daily attendance of 60

students shall be the basis of providing the basic allotment if a

district offers a kindergarten through grade 6 program and has

preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 40

students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high

school district.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.