Monitoring the SessionHB 590
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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The bill lets public school districts and charter schools offer an elective class on mindfulness to middle school, junior high, and high school students.
The bill lets public school districts and charter schools offer an elective class on mindfulness to middle school, junior high, and high school students. Any school that chooses to offer the class must teach techniques for focus, stress management, emotional control, and self-awareness and compassion, and the high school version must count as a regular elective credit. Nothing is required of schools that skip the class, and the rules apply starting with the 2028-2029 school year.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4442 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB590 · 2026-11-09
relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
The bill lets public school districts and charter schools offer an elective class on mindfulness to middle school, junior high, and high school students.
The bill lets public school districts and charter schools offer an elective class on mindfulness to middle school, junior high, and high school students. Any school that chooses to offer the class must teach techniques for focus, stress management, emotional control, and self-awareness and compassion, and the high school version must count as a regular elective credit. Nothing is required of schools that skip the class, and the rules apply starting with the 2028-2029 school year.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 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.
$36,400.00
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$21,000.00
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Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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Report IDs: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
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$36,400.00
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Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Bhojani, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 14, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
The text as introduced · 200 words
By: Bhojani H.B. No. 590 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.0116 to read as follows: Sec. 28.0116. ELECTIVE COURSE ON MINDFULNESS. (a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may offer an elective course on mindfulness to students in middle school, junior high school, and high school. The course provided to high school students must meet the requirements for an elective credit under Section 28.025. (b) A course under this section must include instruction on techniques to: (1) enhance focus and concentration; (2) manage stress; (3) improve emotional regulation; and (4) cultivate increased self-awareness and compassion. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2028-2029 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.