Monitoring the Session

HB 4685

school fire inspections check defibrillators and expiration dates

Companion SB 1177 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67

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 fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Inspectors also check vaccines and over-the-counter medicines haven’t expired.

The bill requires every school fire safety inspection to also check that each defibrillator on campus works and that vaccines and over-the-counter medicines on campus have not expired. It covers public, private and charter schools, the people who inspect them, and the state fire protection commission's training rules. Inspectors must put these findings in their written report, note how and when school administrators were told the results, and firefighter training must teach how to do these school inspections.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4685 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67 Rep. Christina MoralesDHouse 145

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

WHAT IT DOES

Inspectors also check vaccines and over-the-counter medicines haven’t expired.

The bill requires every school fire safety inspection to also check that each defibrillator on campus works and that vaccines and over-the-counter medicines on campus have not expired. It covers public, private and charter schools, the people who inspect them, and the state fire protection commission's training rules. Inspectors must put these findings in their written report, note how and when school administrators were told the results, and firefighter training must teach how to do these school inspections.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 7, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

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 Intergovernmental Affairs
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Postponed 5/15/25 12:00 PM
  19. Laid out as postponed business
  20. Postponed 5/15/25 3:30 PM
  21. Companion considered in lieu of SB 1177
  22. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jeff Leach

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14MTexas Conservative Majority PAC$273KRepublican Party of Texas$182K

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 · Oct 28, 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$1,141,482.69

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash
$555,000.00
Paid by others
$586,482.69
Total
$1,141,482.69
digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 13, 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: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273,017.05

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$238,017.05
Total
$273,017.05
canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Republican Party of Texas$182,117.94

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$182,117.94
Total
$182,117.94
mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101072948.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash
$555,000.00
Paid by others
$586,482.69
Total
$1,141,482.69
digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 13, 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: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$238,017.05
Total
$273,017.05
canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$182,117.94
Total
$182,117.94
mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101072948.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses7
For
7
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
  • Self; Texas AFT1 registration
  • Texas Medical Association1 registration
  • Texas PTA1 registration
  • The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops1 registration
Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 7, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

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 Mar 12, 2025

05/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1177 by Alvarado (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Education--Primary & Secondary--Private

Safety

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions

DEFIBRILLATORS

FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION

MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

FIRE PROTECTION, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 316 words

89R9062 GP-F

By: Leach
H.B. No. 4685

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

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

SECTION 1. Section 419.029, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 419.029. TRAINING CURRICULUM. (a) The commission may

establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory,

in-service, and advanced courses and programs for a school operated

by or for this state or a local government specifically for training

fire protection personnel or recruits.

(b) The minimum curriculum requirements established by the

commission under Subsection (a) must require training on conducting

a fire safety inspection at a public or private school in accordance

with Section 419.909.

SECTION 2. Section 419.909, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:

(b-1) A fire safety inspection of a public or private

school, including an open-enrollment charter school, required by a

state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance must include an

examination of:

(1) each automated external defibrillator, as defined

by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code, on the school campus to

determine whether the defibrillator is fully functional, which must

include verifying that that defibrillator's pads and battery have

not expired and that the defibrillator's status indicator light

indicates that the device is ready for use; and

(2) each vaccine and over-the-counter medication

located on the school campus to determine whether the vaccine or

medication is expired.

(b-2) A person who conducts a fire safety inspection

described by Subsection (b-1) must include in the written report of

the inspection of the school the findings from the examinations

required by that subsection. The report must also state the method

by which the school's administrators were notified of the results

of the inspection and the time and date the notification occurred.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.