Monitoring the Session

SB 1707

Hinojosa Bill Studies Making Districts Pick From 10 Building Designs

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review
Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

“The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only action is a study and a report due September 1, 2026; any real change to school building rules waits on later legislation.

Study, task force, commission, report

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 a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Just a study, plus a savings estimate. Report due September 1, 2026. Expires in 2027.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to study whether the state should set up 10 standard building designs that school districts would have to pick from when building a new campus. The agency must also estimate how much money districts could save and send a report to state leaders and education committees by September 1, 2026. Nothing changes on the ground for school districts now, and the law expires September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 27, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1707 · 2025-02-27

SOLD BY

Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

ITEM

relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.

WHAT IT DOES

Just a study, plus a savings estimate. Report due September 1, 2026. Expires in 2027.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to study whether the state should set up 10 standard building designs that school districts would have to pick from when building a new campus. The agency must also estimate how much money districts could save and send a report to state leaders and education committees by September 1, 2026. Nothing changes on the ground for school districts now, and the law expires September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 90%

THE TEXT

“The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only action is a study and a report due September 1, 2026; any real change to school building rules waits on later legislation.

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.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Adam Hinojosa

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100KMayes Middleton$34,597Greg Abbott Campaign$33K

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 May 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

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 · on Oct 28, 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: 100989239.

Mayes Middleton$34,596.72
Greg Abbott Campaign$33,489.82

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$33,489.82
Total
$33,489.82
travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 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: 100989239.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

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 · on Oct 28, 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: 100989239.

×

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$33,489.82
Total
$33,489.82
travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 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: 100989239.

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.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Feb 27, 2025

03/13/2025 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 4567 by Curry (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities

Interim Studies

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 206 words

89R13672 RAL-D

By: Hinojosa of Nueces
S.B. No. 1707

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding

standardizing building designs for public schools.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the

Texas Education Agency.

SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING STANDARDIZED BUILDING DESIGNS.

(a) The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing

building designs for public schools.

(b) The study conducted under this section must:

(1) determine the feasibility of establishing a set of

10 standardized building designs that a school district must choose

from when building a new campus; and

(2) evaluate the effective cost savings to individual

school districts from providing standardized building designs for

school districts building a new campus.

SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2026, the

agency shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant

governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the

chair of each standing committee of the legislature with primary

jurisdiction over education that includes the results of the study

conducted under this Act.

SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September

1, 2025.