Committee Hearing Scheduled in Other Chamber Authored by Morgan Meyer (R) View at Source
Caption: 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. Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $988,301,363.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
HB 1939 provides a financial incentive for school districts to prepay their attendance credit obligations under Texas' school finance system. Districts that fully pay their required amount by February 15 of a given school year receive a 4% reduction in the total payment. The incentive applies after any other applicable reductions and is designed to encourage early payments, potentially easing the financial management burden on the state.
Joint authors: Howard (D); Hunter (R); Leach (R); Plesa (D) Co-authors: Bhojani (D); DeAyala (R); Garcia Hernandez (D); Hull (R); Leo Wilson (R); Morales, E. (D); Pierson (R) Sponsors: Parker (R) Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R); Campbell (R); Hagenbuch (R)
Jan 17, 2025
(H) Meyer signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Leach signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Howard signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 7, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 10, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 12, 2025
(H) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 13, 2025
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 15, 2025
(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Garcia Hernandez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#2737: Yea 119 (R 75, D 44) - Nay 15 (R 5, D 10) View Source
Absent - Bernal; Bonnen; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; Morgan
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2853 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 2853 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed
May 19, 2025
(S) Received from the House (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
May 27, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
(H) Parker signed onto the bill as Sponsor (H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Campbell signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jaime Puente for Every Texan (Tue 5/27/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Josh Sanderson for Equity Center (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Amy Copeland for Texas Education Agency (Tue 5/27/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Amy Copeland for Texas Education Agency
