Monitoring the Session

HB 554

bill to send parents a mental health sheet each year

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the provision of mental health resources to the parent of a student enrolled in a public school.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Paper copy, every school year. Starts 2027-2028.

The bill requires every Texas school district to hand parents a paper copy of information on mental health resources for their child at the start of each school year. It touches school districts and the parents of every public school student. On the ground, parents get a printed sheet covering counseling, suicide and crisis hotlines, family support resources and items from an existing state list, starting with the 2027-2028 school year.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB554 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

ITEM

relating to the provision of mental health resources to the parent of a student enrolled in a public school.

WHAT IT DOES

Paper copy, every school year. Starts 2027-2028.

The bill requires every Texas school district to hand parents a paper copy of information on mental health resources for their child at the start of each school year. It touches school districts and the parents of every public school student. On the ground, parents get a printed sheet covering counseling, suicide and crisis hotlines, family support resources and items from an existing state list, starting with the 2027-2028 school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Suleman Lalani

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$38KTexas House Democratic Campaign Committee$12KTSA PAC$10K

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 28, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$37,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$4,569.08
Total
$11,569.08
Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC$10,000.00

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,500.00

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 · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

×

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$4,569.08
Total
$11,569.08
Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

×

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Minors--Health & Safety

Text

The text as introduced · 245 words

90R3229 KRM-D

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 554

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of mental health resources to the parent

of a student enrolled in a public school.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 38, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 38.2535 to read as follows:

Sec. 38.2535. PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. (a) At

the beginning of each school year, each school district shall

provide to the parent of each student enrolled in the district a

physical copy of written information on mental health resources

available to the student.

(b) The information provided under Subsection (a) must

include information regarding:

(1) mental health counseling services;

(2) suicide prevention or crisis hotlines;

(3) resources for families to support their children's

mental health; and

(4) relevant resources included on the list developed

under Section 38.253.

(c) A school district may satisfy the requirement under this

section by providing a physical copy of written information on

mental health resources compiled by the agency or the Health and

Human Services Commission.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028

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, 2027.