Monitoring the SessionHB 599
Died in committee
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
relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
At enrollment, transfer or withdrawal, with a state model form.
The bill requires every school district to give students and parents information about who qualifies for Medicaid, CHIP and SNAP when a student enrolls, transfers out or withdraws. It touches school districts, students and parents, and it directs the Texas Education Agency and the Health and Human Services Commission to prepare a model form. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, families get eligibility information on paper or electronically at each enrollment change.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1531 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1531 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB599 · 2024-11-12
relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools.
At enrollment, transfer or withdrawal, with a state model form.
The bill requires every school district to give students and parents information about who qualifies for Medicaid, CHIP and SNAP when a student enrolls, transfers out or withdraws. It touches school districts, students and parents, and it directs the Texas Education Agency and the Health and Human Services Commission to prepare a model form. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, families get eligibility information on paper or electronically at each enrollment change.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 5, 2024 to May 29, 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.
$5,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 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.
Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 23, 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: 100987088.
$3,000.00
Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 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.
Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$5,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 18, 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.
Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.
$4,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Oct 23, 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: 100987088.
$3,000.00
Also funds 94 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jul 9, 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.
Report IDs: 100987088, 101031958.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Ray Lopez, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools.
Caption, 88R bill history
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
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
Human Services--Child Services
Human Services--Food Programs
Human Services--General
Human Services--Medical Assistance
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 247 words
89R4318 RDR-D By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 599 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.045 to read as follows: Sec. 38.045. INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) On a student's enrollment in, transfer out of, or withdrawal from a school district, the district shall provide to the student and the student's parent in either a physical or electronic format information regarding the eligibility requirements for public assistance programs, including: (1) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code; (2) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code; and (3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code. (b) The agency, in coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall prepare and make available to school districts in both physical and electronic formats a model form for the information required to be provided under Subsection (a). 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.