Monitoring the Session

SB 1092

Zaffirini’s bill requires disability authority referrals from schools

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21

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 referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Covers services and public benefits, including Medicaid waiver programs.

The bill requires every Texas school district to refer students in special education because of a diagnosed or suspected intellectual or developmental disability to their local intellectual and developmental disability authority. The referral covers services and public benefits, including Medicaid waiver programs. It touches school districts, these students and their families, and the local authorities, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4716 by Rep. Manuel (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.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1092 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.

WHAT IT DOES

Covers services and public benefits, including Medicaid waiver programs.

The bill requires every Texas school district to refer students in special education because of a diagnosed or suspected intellectual or developmental disability to their local intellectual and developmental disability authority. The referral covers services and public benefits, including Medicaid waiver programs. It touches school districts, these students and their families, and the local authorities, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

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 1, 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.

Carlos M. Zaffirini Jr$110,000.00
Killam Development Ltd.$72,700.00

Killam Development Ltd.

$72,700.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$62,700.00
Total
$72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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: 101011018, 101057658.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.

Money

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

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Killam Development Ltd.

$72,700.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$62,700.00
Total
$72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 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: 101011018, 101057658.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

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 · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.

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 4716

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

Introduced text

Last action, May 9, 2023: Referred to Education

Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Feb 4, 2025

02/24/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 1188 by Manuel (similar)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Special

Education--School Districts

Text

The text as introduced · 198 words

89R5256 CMO-D

By: Zaffirini
S.B. No. 1092

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the referral of certain students receiving special

education services to a local intellectual and developmental

disability authority for services or public benefits.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 29.030 to read as follows:

Sec. 29.030. REFERRAL TO LOCAL INTELLECTUAL AND

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AUTHORITY. A school district shall refer

each student who qualifies to receive special education services

under this subchapter on the basis of a diagnosed or suspected

intellectual or developmental disability to a local intellectual

and developmental disability authority for services or public

benefits, including services under a Medicaid waiver program

established under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

Section 1396n(c)).

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.