SB 3061

Creighton Bill Bars Lawmakers’ Kids From Education Savings Accounts

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Statewide officials’ kids too, only while the parent holds office. Starts 2026-2027.

The bill bars the children of Texas state representatives, state senators and statewide elected officials from joining the new state education savings account program created by S.B. 2 of this session. It touches only those officials' families, and only while the parent or guardian holds office. Starting with the 2026-2027 school year, those children cannot use the program, while every other family's eligibility stays the same.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 14, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Public Education committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB3061 · 2025-04-28

SOLD BY

Sen. Brandon CreightonRSenate 4

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program.

WHAT IT DOES

Statewide officials’ kids too, only while the parent holds office. Starts 2026-2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 2, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Apr 28, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Apr 28, 2025Permission to introduce
Apr 28, 2025Read first time
Apr 28, 2025Referred to Education K-16
Apr 28, 2025Posting rule suspended
Apr 29, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 29, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025Left pending in committee
May 1, 2025Co-author authorized
May 6, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 6, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 7, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 7, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 7, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 14, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
May 14, 2025Laid before the Senate
May 14, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 14, 2025Record vote
May 14, 2025Read 3rd time
May 14, 2025Passed
May 14, 2025Record vote
May 14, 2025Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025Received from the Senate
May 16, 2025Read first time
May 16, 2025Referred to Public Education

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

DELAYED START · analysis confidence 30%

THE TEXT

“This section expires September 1, 2026.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The definition of the program the ban depends on expires around the time the ban first applies in the 2026-2027 school year. This looks like a drafting bridge until S.B. 2's own subchapter takes over, not a real escape.

FILED UNDER

THE VOUCHER MONEY TRAIL

THE TEXT

…“a child is not eligible to participate in the program during the period in which the child's parent or legal guardian is a state representative, state senator, or statewide elected official”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill changes who can get public education savings account money by shutting out the children of state lawmakers and statewide officials.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 14, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brandon Creighton

Donors

Donors report through Friends of Brandon Creighton.

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

$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.

Money

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

Votes3

Senate May 14, 2025

Final passage

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 3061 (Creighton) Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 14, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 3061 (Creighton) Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 14, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

SB 3061 (Creighton) Relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected officials to participate in an education savings account program. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses9

For: 3
Against: 4
On: 2

Names

For

Self3 registrations

Against

Self3 registrations
Self; ATPE1 registration

On

Self1 registration
Texas Education Agency1 registration

Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 2, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Apr 28, 2025

05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 16 2025 2:37PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Roland GutierrezDSenate 19

Borris MilesDSenate 13

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Legislature

State Officers

Text

The text as introduced · 208 words

89R26303 MM-D

By: Creighton
S.B. No. 3061

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of children of certain elected

officials to participate in an education savings account program.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding

Subchapter J to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER J. EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM

Sec. 29.3511. DEFINITION OF PROGRAM. For purposes of

Section 29.3551, "program" means the education savings account

program established under S.B. 2, Acts of the 89th Legislature,

Regular Session, 2025. This section expires September 1, 2026.

Sec. 29.3551. ELIGIBILITY OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN ELECTED

OFFICIALS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,

a child is not eligible to participate in the program during the

period in which the child's parent or legal guardian is a state

representative, state senator, or statewide elected official.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027

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.