Monitoring the SessionHB 599
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the establishment of the Texas state employee pathways program to provide certain students in this state with career opportunities in state agencies.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Workforce commission refers students to openings and internships. Starts September 1, 2027.
The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to set up a program that steers college, technical and graduate students toward jobs at state agencies. It touches students at Texas colleges and universities, the colleges themselves, and state agencies that report their hiring needs to the commission. On the ground, the commission must build partnerships with colleges, teach students about state jobs and benefits, track agency workforce needs, and refer students and recent graduates to openings and internships starting September 1, 2027.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4019 (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-HB599 · 2026-11-09
relating to the establishment of the Texas state employee pathways program to provide certain students in this state with career opportunities in state agencies.
Workforce commission refers students to openings and internships. Starts September 1, 2027.
The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to set up a program that steers college, technical and graduate students toward jobs at state agencies. It touches students at Texas colleges and universities, the colleges themselves, and state agencies that report their hiring needs to the commission. On the ground, the commission must build partnerships with colleges, teach students about state jobs and benefits, track agency workforce needs, and refer students and recent graduates to openings and internships starting September 1, 2027.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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 27, 2025: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Relating to providing certain students in this state with career opportunities in state agencies through the Texas pathways program.
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--Higher--General
Labor--Workforce Development
State Employees
The text as introduced · 281 words
90R3867 RDS-D By: Lalani H.B. No. 599 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Texas state employee pathways program to provide certain students in this state with career opportunities in state agencies. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Texas State Employee Pathways Act. SECTION 2. Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter 320 to read as follows: CHAPTER 320. TEXAS STATE EMPLOYEE PATHWAYS PROGRAM Sec. 320.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. (2) "Program" means the Texas state employee pathways program established under this chapter. (3) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 651.007, Government Code. Sec. 320.002. PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the Texas state employee pathways program to encourage skilled students in this state, including students enrolled in technical, graduate, and postgraduate programs, to seek career opportunities with state agencies. (b) In carrying out the program, the commission shall: (1) establish partnerships between the commission and institutions of higher education; (2) educate students enrolled in institutions of higher education on careers in state agencies, including benefits offered to state employees; (3) coordinate with other state agencies to determine the workforce needs of each state agency; and (4) seek out and refer students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education to career opportunities identified by the commission under Subdivision (3), including internships that may lead to full-time job placement. (c) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.