Monitoring the SessionHB 591
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a parental leave policy for certain school district classroom teachers.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Use up paid leave first. The rest is unpaid. Starts 2027-2028.
Every Texas school district must adopt a policy giving up to 12 weeks of parental leave to classroom teachers who are new to that district or have not worked enough hours there, as long as they taught in some Texas district for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours in the year before the leave. Teachers who change districts get this. Teachers must use up their paid vacation and sick leave first, and the rest of the leave is unpaid. The leave covers only the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child, and it starts with the 2027-2028 school year.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 846 (Died in committee). 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-HB591 · 2026-11-09
relating to a parental leave policy for certain school district classroom teachers.
Use up paid leave first. The rest is unpaid. Starts 2027-2028.
Every Texas school district must adopt a policy giving up to 12 weeks of parental leave to classroom teachers who are new to that district or have not worked enough hours there, as long as they taught in some Texas district for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours in the year before the leave. Teachers who change districts get this. Teachers must use up their paid vacation and sick leave first, and the rest of the leave is unpaid. The leave covers only the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child, and it starts with the 2027-2028 school year.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$11,569.08
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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$11,569.08
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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
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. Lalani, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 5, 2025: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a parental leave policy for certain school district classroom teachers.
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.
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
Labor--General
The text as introduced · 296 words
90R3861 ANG-D By: Lalani H.B. No. 591 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a parental leave policy for certain school district classroom teachers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 21.416 to read as follows: Sec. 21.416. PARENTAL LEAVE FOR CERTAIN CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a policy providing that a classroom teacher who has been employed by the district for fewer than 12 months or who worked fewer than 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the beginning of the leave under this section is eligible to take a parental leave of absence not to exceed 12 weeks in accordance with this section if the teacher has been employed as a classroom teacher by any district in this state for at least 12 months and at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the beginning of the leave. (b) The classroom teacher must first use all available and applicable paid vacation and sick leave while taking the leave, and the remainder of the leave is unpaid. (c) The leave authorized by this section is limited to, and begins on the date of, the birth of a natural child of the employee or the adoption by or foster care placement with the employee of a child. 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.