Monitoring the Session

SB 451

rejected instructional materials stay out of public schools

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

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 purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

On the State Board of Education’s rejected list? Can’t buy it, can’t use it.

The bill bars Texas public schools from buying or using any instructional material on the State Board of Education's list of rejected materials. It reaches school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, covering state allotment money, local funds, and free open education resources. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, a rejected textbook or resource cannot be bought with state or local money or put in front of students, even if it is free.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB451 · 2024-11-21

SOLD BY

Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

+ 5 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

WHAT IT DOES

On the State Board of Education’s rejected list? Can’t buy it, can’t use it.

The bill bars Texas public schools from buying or using any instructional material on the State Board of Education's list of rejected materials. It reaches school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, covering state allotment money, local funds, and free open education resources. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, a rejected textbook or resource cannot be bought with state or local money or put in front of students, even if it is free.

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 · March 29, 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

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Education K-16
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Co-author authorized
  10. Co-author authorized
  11. Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mayes Middleton

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14MRussell Gordy$300,000Kenneth Fisher$215,000

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 6, 2024 to Oct 24, 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$1,140,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash
$1,140,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,140,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

Russell Gordy$300,000.00
Kenneth Fisher$215,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash
$1,140,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,140,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 29, 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 Nov 21, 2024

04/01/2025 S Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Coauthors
Donna CampbellRSenate 25 Adam HinojosaRSenate 27 Phil KingRSenate 10 Angela PaxtonRSenate 8 Kevin SparksRSenate 31

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

Companion

HB 100 by Leo Wilson (identical)

HB 1358 by Leo Wilson (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Textbooks

Education--School Districts

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 385 words

89R1523 TSS-D

By: Middleton
S.B. No. 451

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional

materials by public schools.

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

SECTION 1. Section 31.0211(f), Education Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(f) Funds allotted under this section may not be used to

purchase instructional material that :

(1) contains obscene or harmful content or would

otherwise cause the school district to which the funds were

allotted to be unable to submit the certification required under

Section 31.1011(a)(1)(B) ; or

(2) is on the list of rejected instructional materials

maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022(a) .

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 31.024 to read as follows:

Sec. 31.024. LIMITATION ON THE ADOPTION AND USE OF

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. A school district may not adopt or

otherwise use instructional material included on the list of

rejected instructional materials maintained by the State Board of

Education under Section 31.022(a).

SECTION 3. Section 31.073, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (b) and amending Subsection (c) to read as

follows:

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may

only adopt or otherwise use an open education resource

instructional material that is not included on the list of rejected

instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education

under Section 31.022(a).

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may

adopt open education resource instructional material that complies

with Subsection (b) at any time.

SECTION 4. Section 31.106, Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 31.106. USE OF LOCAL FUNDS. In addition to any

instructional material selected under this chapter, a school

district or open-enrollment charter school may use local funds to

purchase any instructional materials not included on the list of

rejected instructional materials maintained by the State Board of

Education under Section 31.022(a) .

SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 6. 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.