SB 436

property value study hardship grants, up to $175M a year

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 establishment of a property value study hardship grant program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Two years, for districts that lost funding over 2024 and 2025.

The bill lets the Texas education commissioner run a two-year grant program, capped at $175 million a year and paid from money the Legislature sets aside, for school districts that lost state school funding because the state's property value study was used instead of the local appraisal value for the 2024 and 2025 tax years. It touches traditional school districts that got less money under that rule, while charter schools are shut out, and districts with the biggest percentage losses get first priority. Eligible districts would get back the gap between what they would have received under local values and what they actually got, and the commissioner's decisions are final and cannot be appealed, with the program ending September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 21, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB436 · 2024-11-21

SOLD BY

Sen. Juan "Chuy" HinojosaDSenate 20

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the establishment of a property value study hardship grant program.

WHAT IT DOES

Two years, for districts that lost funding over 2024 and 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 21, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 21, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to Education K-16
Mar 12, 2025Co-author authorized

FILED UNDER

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$18K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$15K

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 · Jul 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$17,500.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$17,500.00

Cash: $17,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $17,500.00

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 · Sep 3, 2024 to Jun 27, 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: 100977616, 101009664.

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 25, 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: 100977616.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC$15,000.00

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Jun 15, 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: 100977616, 101059341.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$17,500.00

Cash: $17,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $17,500.00

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 · Sep 3, 2024 to Jun 27, 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: 100977616, 101009664.

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 25, 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: 100977616.

Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 120 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Jun 15, 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: 100977616, 101059341.

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 Nov 21, 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.

Coauthors

César BlancoDSenate 29

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 2121 by Lozano (identical)

HB 2124 by Lozano (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Taxation--Property-Tax Rate

Taxation--School District

EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 396 words

89R664 PRL-F

By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo
S.B. No. 436

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of a property value study hardship

grant program.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 48.282 to read as follows:

Sec. 48.282. PROPERTY VALUE STUDY HARDSHIP GRANTS. (a) For

the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years, from money appropriated

for purposes of this section, the commissioner may administer a

grant program to provide grants to eligible school districts to

offset a reduction in the district's funding under the Foundation

School Program resulting from the use of the state value for the

district's taxable value of property as provided by Section

403.302(c), Government Code, for the 2024 and 2025 tax years.

(b) The amount of a grant awarded under this section is the

difference, if that difference is greater than zero, between:

(1) the funding the school district would have

received under Chapter 46, this chapter, and Chapter 49 for the

applicable school year if the local value for the district's

taxable value of property was used for the applicable tax year; and

(2) the funding to which the district is entitled

under Chapter 46, this chapter, and Chapter 49 for the applicable

school year.

(c) An open-enrollment charter school is not eligible to

receive a grant under this section.

(d) Funding provided to a school district under this section

is in addition to all other funding provided under Chapter 46, this

chapter, and Chapter 49.

(e) The commissioner may require a school district to

submit, or request from a state agency or a political subdivision of

this state, additional information as needed to make a

determination under this section.

(f) The total amount of grants awarded under this section

for a school year may not exceed $175 million.

(g) In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner

shall prioritize school districts experiencing the greatest

percentage reduction in funding described by Subsection (a).

(h) The commissioner may not adjust the amount of a grant

awarded under this section based on data revisions received after

the grant has been awarded.

(i) A determination by the commissioner under this section

is final and may not be appealed.

(j) This section expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.