Monitoring the SessionSB 2394
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 the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
“Property tax increase” becomes “additional debt.” Same bonds, softer label.
The bill changes the required warning on school district bond ballots from "THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE" to "THIS AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL DEBT." It affects every Texas school district that asks voters to approve bonds, and every voter who reads those ballots. Starting September 1, 2025, voters will no longer see the words "property tax increase" in that required statement; they will see a debt warning instead.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2117 (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 SB 2117 (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.QUICK READ: 89 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 89 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB2394 · 2025-03-12
relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
“Property tax increase” becomes “additional debt.” Same bonds, softer label.
The bill changes the required warning on school district bond ballots from "THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE" to "THIS AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL DEBT." It affects every Texas school district that asks voters to approve bonds, and every voter who reads those ballots. Starting September 1, 2025, voters will no longer see the words "property tax increase" in that required statement; they will see a debt warning instead.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“include the following statement: "THIS AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT TO”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill rewrites the mandatory ballot warning on school bond elections, swapping the property tax increase statement for a statement about new district debt.
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$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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. Creighton, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 19, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 12, 2025
03/25/2025 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--Finance
Education--School Districts
Elections--General
BONDS
The text as introduced · 89 words
89R5778 KJE-D By: Creighton S.B. No. 2394 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 45.003(b-1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-1) The ballot proposition under Subsection (b) must include the following statement: "THIS AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL DEBT [ IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE ]." SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.