HB 776

bill loosening the comptroller’s “eligible school district” test

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 the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

An easier pass for districts that fail the property value study.

The bill loosens the test the comptroller uses to decide whether a school district qualifies as an "eligible school district" when its local property values fail the state's property value study. It deletes two conditions: that the district's sampled local values come within 90 percent of the low end of the margin of error, and that its appraisal district passed the comptroller's most recent compliance review. More school districts whose local values were found invalid may now qualify for the grace treatment tied to that definition, starting with studies for tax year 2026.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3127 by Rep. Ashby (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 3127 by Rep. Ashby (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 Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB776 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

WHAT IT DOES

An easier pass for districts that fail the property value study.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 5, 2025Read first time
Mar 5, 2025Referred to Ways & Means

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terri Leo Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$525K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$50K Dustin Burrows Campaign$45K

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 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$525,040.28

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$525,040.28

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $460,040.28
Total: $525,040.28

advertising $253,649.00mail $170,891.28polling $35,500.00

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 27, 2025 to Aug 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: 100994567, 101011936, 101042004, 101042009, 101070547.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$50,000.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $50,000.00
Total: $50,000.00

canvassing $50,000.00

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 · on 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: 101042009.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$45,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 31, 2025 to Feb 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.

Report IDs: 101011936, 101028233, 101042004.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$525,040.28

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $460,040.28
Total: $525,040.28

advertising $253,649.00mail $170,891.28polling $35,500.00

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 27, 2025 to Aug 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: 100994567, 101011936, 101042004, 101042009, 101070547.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $50,000.00
Total: $50,000.00

canvassing $50,000.00

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 · on 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: 101042009.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 31, 2025 to Feb 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.

Report IDs: 101011936, 101028233, 101042004.

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 3127

by Rep. Ashby, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 21, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/05/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Valoree SwansonRHouse 150

House committee · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Education--School Districts

Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts

Taxation--Property-State Administration

Taxation--School District

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Text

The text as introduced · 344 words

89R1640 MLH-F

By: Leo Wilson
H.B. No. 776

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for

purposes of the study of school district property values conducted

by the comptroller of public accounts.

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

SECTION 1. Section 403.3011(2), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(2) "Eligible school district" means a school district

for which the comptroller has determined the following:

(A) in the most recent study, the local value is

invalid under Section 403.302(c) and does not exceed the state

value for the school district determined in the study; and

(B) in the two studies preceding the most recent

study, the school district's local value was valid under Section

403.302(c)[ ;

[ (C) in the most recent study, the aggregate

local value of all of the categories of property sampled by the

comptroller is not less than 90 percent of the lower limit of the

margin of error as determined by the comptroller of the aggregate

value as determined by the comptroller of all of the categories of

property sampled by the comptroller; and

[ (D) the appraisal district that appraises

property for the school district was in compliance with the scoring

requirement of the comptroller's most recent review of the

appraisal district conducted under Section 5.102, Tax Code ].

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a study conducted under Section 403.302, Government Code, for a

tax year that begins on or after January 1, 2026. A study conducted

before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before

the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

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.