Monitoring the SessionHB 620
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 a financial assistance program for open-enrollment charter school facilities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Up to 25 years, forgiven a year at a time while the school keeps running.
The bill orders the education commissioner to set up a state program that helps open-enrollment charter school operators pay to build or buy school buildings, using money the Legislature sets aside or that is otherwise available. The help can include loans of up to 25 years that are forgiven one year at a time while the charter school keeps running, loan guarantees for operators with at least five years of operation, and help getting loans from private lenders. Charter holders could get state-backed building money starting September 1, 2025, if funds are there.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1122 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1122 (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-HB620 · 2024-11-12
relating to a financial assistance program for open-enrollment charter school facilities.
Up to 25 years, forgiven a year at a time while the school keeps running.
The bill orders the education commissioner to set up a state program that helps open-enrollment charter school operators pay to build or buy school buildings, using money the Legislature sets aside or that is otherwise available. The help can include loans of up to 25 years that are forgiven one year at a time while the charter school keeps running, loan guarantees for operators with at least five years of operation, and help getting loans from private lenders. Charter holders could get state-backed building money starting September 1, 2025, if funds are there.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“the state provides financial assistance to a charter holder seeking to construct or acquire adequate facilities for student instruction”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill routes state money, including loans that can be forgiven, to charter holders to pay for their school buildings.
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Derived itemized flow · Aug 6, 2024 to Feb 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.
$36,000.00
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 · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.
$34,000.00
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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
$17,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,000.00
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 · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.
$34,000.00
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 · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
$17,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
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. Gervin-Hawkins, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a financial assistance program for open-enrollment charter school facilities.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
LOANS
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
The text as introduced · 212 words
89R3633 BCH-F By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 620 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a financial assistance program for open-enrollment charter school facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 12.1063 to read as follows: Sec. 12.1063. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FACILITIES. (a) Using funds appropriated or otherwise available for the purpose, the commissioner shall develop and implement a program under which the state provides financial assistance to a charter holder seeking to construct or acquire adequate facilities for student instruction. (b) The program may include: (1) the provision of forgivable loans, including loans for a period of not more than 25 years structured so that each year that the charter holder successfully operates the open-enrollment charter school, the charter holder is released from the obligation to pay that year's portion of the loan; (2) a loan guarantee process for a charter holder that has successfully operated an open-enrollment charter school for at least five years; and (3) the provision of assistance to charter holders in obtaining loans for facilities directly from private lenders. (c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.