HB 4618
Phelan’s bill on school district boundary swap agreements
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 terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Agreements since January 1, 2025 must spell out terms that follow the land.
The bill changes the rules for written agreements between two neighboring school districts that swap small pieces of territory. Any such agreement signed on or after January 1, 2025, must list the terms, restrictions, covenants or contracts that keep applying to the land after it moves, and briefly explain each district's rights and duties under those terms. For agreements signed between January 1, 2025, and September 1, 2025, those continuing terms count as effective from January 1, 2025, or a later date the districts pick.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4618 · 2025-03-12
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ITEM
relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.
WHAT IT DOES
Agreements since January 1, 2025 must spell out terms that follow the land.
The bill changes the rules for written agreements between two neighboring school districts that swap small pieces of territory. Any such agreement signed on or after January 1, 2025, must list the terms, restrictions, covenants or contracts that keep applying to the land after it moves, and briefly explain each district's rights and duties under those terms. For agreements signed between January 1, 2025, and September 1, 2025, those continuing terms count as effective from January 1, 2025, or a later date the districts pick.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 24, 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.
JLN III Holdings LLC$50,000.00
JLN III Holdings LLC
$50,000.00
- Cash
- $50,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $50,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 11, 2024. 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: 100987524.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
JLN III Holdings LLC
$50,000.00
- Cash
- $50,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $50,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 11, 2024. 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: 100987524.
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 12, 2025
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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 2540 by Nichols (identical)
Subjects
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 195 words
By: Phelan H.B. No. 4618 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 13.231, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (c) An agreement executed under this section on or after January 1, 2025, must include, if applicable: (1) any term or terms of the agreement, including restrictions, covenants, or contracts, that will continue to apply in force and effect with respect to the real property in the territory following the transfer of that territory from one school district to the other; and (2) a brief explanation of the privileges, rights, and responsibilities of each school district with respect to a term described under Subdivision (1). (d) For an agreement executed under this section on or after January 1, 2025, but before the effective date of this Act, a term described under Subsection (c)(1) is effective as of January 1, 2025, or a subsequent date agreed to by the parties. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.