Monitoring the SessionSB 1414
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 establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
A seal for graduates fluent in English and another language.
The bill tells the Texas Education Agency to create a state seal for high school graduates who can understand, speak, read and write well in both English and another language. The agency, working with stakeholders, sets the requirements, which may include a project or portfolio but may not hinge on a test built just for the seal. Each school district must track students who earn it and mark their diplomas and transcripts, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1069 by Rep. Guerra (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 1069 by Rep. Guerra (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.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the Senate Education K-16 committee on May 1, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
89R-SB1414 · 2025-02-19
relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students.
A seal for graduates fluent in English and another language.
The bill tells the Texas Education Agency to create a state seal for high school graduates who can understand, speak, read and write well in both English and another language. The agency, working with stakeholders, sets the requirements, which may include a project or portfolio but may not hinge on a test built just for the seal. Each school district must track students who earn it and mark their diplomas and transcripts, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
No verified beat found.
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
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 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.
$72,700.00
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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$72,700.00
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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 30, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
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. Guerra, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 19, 2025
05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
HB 1579 by Guerra (identical)
Education--Bilingual
Education--School Districts
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
The text as introduced · 356 words
89R8386 AND-D By: Zaffirini, Menéndez S.B. No. 1414 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.028 to read as follows: Sec. 28.028. TEXAS STATE SEAL OF BILINGUALISM AND BILITERACY. (a) In this section, "seal" means the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy established under Subsection (b). (b) The agency shall establish a seal to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a language other than English. (c) The agency, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall: (1) determine minimum requirements for earning the seal, which: (A) must be sufficiently rigorous to indicate to an employer or postsecondary institution that a student who has earned the seal is biliterate; (B) may include completion of a project, activity, or portfolio; and (C) may not condition receipt of the seal on an examination created for that purpose; and (2) prepare and deliver to each school district an insignia that can be affixed or stamped on the diploma of and adopt a designation to be included on the transcript of a student who has satisfied requirements for earning the seal. (d) Each school district shall: (1) maintain appropriate records to identify students who have earned the seal; and (2) for each student who has satisfied requirements for earning the seal: (A) affix the seal's insignia to the student's diploma; and (B) include in the student's transcript that the student earned the seal. (e) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section. 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.
