SB 2726
Bill on Holocaust Remembrance Week notices to school districts
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
TEA sends notice at least 60 days ahead, with teaching materials.
The bill requires the Texas Education Agency to send every school district a notice about Holocaust Remembrance Week at least 60 days before the week begins. The notice must point districts to teaching materials from the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. Districts get an advance heads-up each year starting with the 2025-2026 school year, but nothing new is required of the schools themselves.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2726 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools.
WHAT IT DOES
TEA sends notice at least 60 days ahead, with teaching materials.
The bill requires the Texas Education Agency to send every school district a notice about Holocaust Remembrance Week at least 60 days before the week begins. The notice must point districts to teaching materials from the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. Districts get an advance heads-up each year starting with the 2025-2026 school year, but nothing new is required of the schools themselves.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 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
Subjects
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK
Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE, & ANTISEMITISM ADVISORY COMMISSION, TEXAS (VO9TS)
Text
The text as introduced · 159 words
89R15909 RAL-D By: Cook, Menéndez S.B. No. 2726 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 29.9072, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Not later than 60 days before the first day of Holocaust Remembrance Week, the agency shall provide notice to each school district about Holocaust Remembrance Week. The notice must include information regarding the availability of instructional resources provided by the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. 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.