Monitoring the SessionSB 143
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 requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No regular classes on presidential general election day at polling campuses.
This bill says that when a public school campus is used as a polling place on a presidential general election day, the school district or charter school must make that day a staff development day with no regular classes. It touches school districts, charter schools, their students and staff, and voters who cast ballots at school campuses. On the ground, kids stay home on presidential election day at polling-place campuses, and the education commissioner must waive the lost instructional minutes, though the first such day is not until the November 2028 presidential election.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2534 (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 SB 2534 (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 Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB143 · 2024-11-12
relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.
No regular classes on presidential general election day at polling campuses.
This bill says that when a public school campus is used as a polling place on a presidential general election day, the school district or charter school must make that day a staff development day with no regular classes. It touches school districts, charter schools, their students and staff, and voters who cast ballots at school campuses. On the ground, kids stay home on presidential election day at polling-place campuses, and the education commissioner must waive the lost instructional minutes, though the first such day is not until the November 2028 presidential election.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 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.
$25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 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: 101065471.
$20,000.00
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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 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: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.
$10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 2025. 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: 101032316.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 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: 101065471.
$20,000.00
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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 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: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.
$10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 2025. 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: 101032316.
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 Sen. Menéndez, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Education
Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 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
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Education--School Districts
Elections--General
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
The text as introduced · 237 words
89R4031 RDR-D By: Menéndez S.B. No. 143 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 25.0814 to read as follows: Sec. 25.0814. SCHOOL CAMPUS DESIGNATED AS POLLING PLACE. (a) If a public school campus is selected for use as a polling place under Section 43.031, Election Code, on the date of a presidential general election, the school district or open-enrollment charter school shall designate the day as a staff development day. (b) The commissioner shall provide a waiver allowing the minutes of instructional time required under Section 25.081(a) for a school district or open-enrollment charter school campus to be reduced by the number of minutes the district or school is required to suspend instruction in compliance with this section. A waiver under this subsection may not result in an inadequate number of minutes of instructional time for students. 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.