Monitoring the SessionHB 709
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Early bird discount for school districts buying attendance credit.
The bill cuts by 10 percent the amount a school district owes the state to buy attendance credit under the school finance recapture system. The cut applies only if the district chooses the payment option in Section 49.154(a)(2) and pays the full amount by February 15 of that school year. Property-wealthy districts that pay early send less money to the state, and the 10 percent cut is figured after any other reductions they already get.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2088 by Sen. Creighton (Died in committee) and 89R HB 5140 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2088 by Sen. Creighton (Died in committee) and 89R HB 5140 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB709 · 2026-11-09
relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
Early bird discount for school districts buying attendance credit.
The bill cuts by 10 percent the amount a school district owes the state to buy attendance credit under the school finance recapture system. The cut applies only if the district chooses the payment option in Section 49.154(a)(2) and pays the full amount by February 15 of that school year. Property-wealthy districts that pay early send less money to the state, and the 10 percent cut is figured after any other reductions they already get.
[ ] 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 · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
$50,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 26, 2024 to Sep 14, 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: 100977404, 101009994, 101033682, 101069723.
$19,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 22, 2025. 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: 100977404, 101033682.
$15,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 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: 100977404, 101061488, 101069723.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$50,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 26, 2024 to Sep 14, 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: 100977404, 101009994, 101033682, 101069723.
$19,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 22, 2025. 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: 100977404, 101033682.
$15,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 14, 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: 100977404, 101061488, 101069723.
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 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Sen. Creighton, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 5, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
Caption, 88R bill history
by Rep. Landgraf, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 7, 2025: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
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 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--School Districts
The text as introduced · 188 words
90R1759 ANG-D By: Landgraf H.B. No. 709 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 49.1541 to read as follows: Sec. 49.1541. CREDIT FOR PREPAYMENT. (a) The total amount required under Section 49.153 for a school district to purchase attendance credit under this subchapter for any school year is reduced by 10 percent if the district: (1) elects to pay for credit purchased in the manner provided by Section 49.154(a)(2); and (2) pays the total amount required to be paid by the district not later than February 15 of the school year for which the agreement is in effect. (b) A reduction under Subsection (a) shall be made after making any reduction to which the district is entitled under Section 49.157 or another provision of this chapter. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.