HB 528
bill sending suicide prevention materials home with school notices
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 requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Bullying or suicide risk notice gets recorded, with materials for the parent.
The bill requires public schools, when they notify a parent that their child was a bullying victim or is at risk of suicide, to keep a record of that notice and hand the parent suicide prevention materials. Those materials must include information on limiting the child's access to means of suicide, such as a firearm or medication, and the Texas Education Agency and the Health and Human Services Commission pick the materials. School districts and charter schools must adopt the policy starting with the 2025-2026 school year, so parents of affected students get a documented notice plus the state-selected packet.
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-HB528 · 2024-11-12
SOLD BY
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ITEM
relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.
WHAT IT DOES
Bullying or suicide risk notice gets recorded, with materials for the parent.
The bill requires public schools, when they notify a parent that their child was a bullying victim or is at risk of suicide, to keep a record of that notice and hand the parent suicide prevention materials. Those materials must include information on limiting the child's access to means of suicide, such as a firearm or medication, and the Texas Education Agency and the Health and Human Services Commission pick the materials. School districts and charter schools must adopt the policy starting with the 2025-2026 school year, so parents of affected students get a documented notice plus the state-selected packet.
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 · 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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
03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
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 2851 by Menéndez (identical)
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--School Districts
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Minors--Health & Safety
Weapons
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
SUICIDE
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 374 words
89R2894 CMO-F By: Goodwin H.B. No. 528 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 37.0832, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c-2) and (c-3) to read as follows: (c-2) The procedure for providing notice to a parent or guardian of an alleged victim of an incident of bullying under Subsection (c)(4) must include requirements to: (1) maintain a record that verifies the parent or guardian was notified of the incident; and (2) provide the parent or guardian with: (A) suicide prevention materials; and (B) information on ways to limit the student's access to means of committing suicide, including a firearm or medication. (c-3) The agency, in coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall select the materials and information described by Subsection (c-2)(2). SECTION 2. Section 38.351, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e-1) and (e-2) to read as follows: (e-1) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a policy that establishes a procedure for providing notice in addition to any notice provided in accordance with Subsection (e)(3) to a parent or guardian of a student who is identified as at risk of suicide. The procedure must include requirements to: (1) maintain a record that verifies the parent or guardian was notified regarding the risk; and (2) provide the parent or guardian with: (A) suicide prevention materials; and (B) information on ways to limit the student's access to means of committing suicide, including a firearm or medication. (e-2) The agency, in coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall select the materials and information described by Subsection (e-1)(2). SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 4. 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.