HB 5441

no fee to become a parent-taught driver ed instructor

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 prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education instructor designation.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Applying is free. So is getting the designation.

The bill bars the state department from charging a fee for applying for, or receiving, designation as a person eligible to teach parent-taught driver education. It keeps the existing ban on fees for submitting proof of finishing a course or passing an exam. Parents who teach their own kids to drive will no longer pay the state to be designated as instructors, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 125 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 125 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5441 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

ITEM

relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education instructor designation.

WHAT IT DOES

Applying is free. So is getting the designation.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Keresa Richardson

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$575K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$364KJeannie Pascale$100,000

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 · Nov 4, 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$574,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $374,750.00
Total: $574,750.00

canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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: 101069161, 101072822.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$363,511.10

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash: $195,000.00
Paid by others: $168,511.10
Total: $363,511.10

advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Jeannie Pascale$100,000.00

Money

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

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash: $200,000.00
Paid by others: $374,750.00
Total: $574,750.00

canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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: 101069161, 101072822.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash: $195,000.00
Paid by others: $168,511.10
Total: $363,511.10

advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

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 14, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: 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 · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Driver Education & Training

LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 125 words

By: Richardson
H.B. No. 5441

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education

instructor designation.

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

SECTION 1. Sec. 1001.112(f), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(f) The department may not charge a fee for :

(1) the submission of proof of:

(A) [ (1) ] completion of a course conducted under

this section; or

(B) [ (2) ] passage of an examination administered

under Subsection (e) ;

(2) an application for designation as a person

eligible to provide parent-taught driver education; or

(3) designation as a person eligible to provide

parent-taught driver education .

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