HB 5110

bill locking classroom doors while students are inside

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 safety standards for public school instructional facility doors.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Doors stay locked, but anyone can walk out without unlocking.

The bill requires every Texas school board to adopt a policy keeping classroom doors locked whenever students are in the room, and requiring those doors to have locks that let people walk out without unlocking anything. If a classroom door still needs an unlocking action to get out, it may not be locked while students are inside, and every exterior door of a school building, including portables, must stay closed and locked at all times. The policy covers school districts, staff and students starting with the 2025-2026 school year, so schools must change how they lock doors and may need new hardware.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5110 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Charles CunninghamRHouse 127

ITEM

relating to safety standards for public school instructional facility doors.

WHAT IT DOES

Doors stay locked, but anyone can walk out without unlocking.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charles Cunningham

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$334K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$292K Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

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 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$334,135.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$334,135.18

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $299,135.18
Total: $334,135.18

advertising $144,032.71mail $133,992.12polling $21,110.35

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 27, 2025 to Oct 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: 101010682, 101031839, 101062565, 101068024, 101072258.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$291,600.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$291,600.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $191,600.00
Total: $291,600.00

canvassing $175,000.00polling $16,600.00

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 · Aug 14, 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: 101068024, 101072258.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 6, 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: 101068024, 101072258.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$334,135.18

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $299,135.18
Total: $334,135.18

advertising $144,032.71mail $133,992.12polling $21,110.35

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 27, 2025 to Oct 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: 101010682, 101031839, 101062565, 101068024, 101072258.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$291,600.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $191,600.00
Total: $291,600.00

canvassing $175,000.00polling $16,600.00

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 · Aug 14, 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: 101068024, 101072258.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 6, 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: 101068024, 101072258.

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 13, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

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--Facilities

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Minors--Health & Safety

Text

The text as introduced · 240 words

89R12231 GP-F

By: Cunningham
H.B. No. 5110

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to safety standards for public school instructional

facility doors.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 37.1191 to read as follows:

Sec. 37.1191. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY

DOORS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a

policy requiring each door of an instructional facility through

which a person may enter a classroom to:

(1) remain locked for any period during which a

student is present in the classroom; and

(2) be equipped with a locking mechanism that allows

for free and immediate egress without requiring an unlocking

action.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), if a door described

by Subsection (a) requires an unlocking action for egress, the door

may not be locked while a student is present in the classroom.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), any exterior door to an

instructional facility, including a portable building, must remain

closed and locked at all times.

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.