HB 641

sixth graders learn to spot AI-generated content

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 digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Plus respectful talk with people who disagree. Social studies, starting 2025-2026.

The bill rewrites the rule that the State Board of Education must make every school district teach digital citizenship, and adds a requirement that sixth graders complete that instruction as part of social studies. It expands the definition of digital citizenship to include spotting AI-generated or altered content, respectful discussion with people who disagree, and identifying rhetoric that incites violence based on race, religion, or political affiliation. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, districts must fit this content into the sixth-grade social studies curriculum.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 99 (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 99 (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.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB641 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

ITEM

relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

WHAT IT DOES

Plus respectful talk with people who disagree. Social studies, starting 2025-2026.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 4, 2025Read first time
Mar 4, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

SPEECH AND LAWFARE

THE TEXT

…“the identification of rhetoric that incites violence based on a person's race, religion, or political affiliation”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill adds lessons that teach students to label certain online speech as rhetoric that incites violence, which shapes how schools teach the limits of speech.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary E. González

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10K Coalition for Working Families PAC$10K Texas Sands PAC$8K

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 · Jul 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 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 Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$10,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 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: 100985912.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 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: 100985912.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 99

by Rep. Mary González, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Public Education

Relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

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

Subjects

Artificial Intelligence (IQ7C5)

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

Electronic Information Systems

EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

INTERNET

LITERACY

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 271 words

89R2265 AMF-D

By: González of El Paso
H.B. No. 641

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

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

SECTION 1. Section 28.002(z), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(z) The State Board of Education by rule shall require each

school district to incorporate instruction in digital citizenship

into the district's curriculum, including information regarding

the potential criminal consequences of cyberbullying , and require

students enrolled in grade level six to complete instruction in

digital citizenship as part of the district's social studies

curriculum . In this subsection:

(1) "Cyberbullying" has the meaning assigned by

Section 37.0832.

(2) "Digital citizenship" means the standards of

appropriate, responsible, and healthy online behavior, including :

(A) media literacy and the ability to identify

credible sources of information, including by analyzing content

created or modified by generative artificial intelligence

technology, and to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on

all forms of digital communication ;

(B) digital ethics, etiquette, respectful

discourse with people who have differing opinions, safety,

security, digital footprint, and the identification of rhetoric

that incites violence based on a person's race, religion, or

political affiliation; and

(C) cyberbullying prevention and response .

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.