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Texas House bill gives school districts a 4% discount for early prepayment of attendance credits

Original title: 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.

Last action · May 27, 2025: Left pending in committeeSponsors: Morgan Meyer and 15 others

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What This Bill Proposed

School districts in Texas are permitted to receive a 4% reduction on the total cost of purchasing s if they elect a lump-sum payment and pay the full amount by February 15 of the active school year, starting September 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Changes the net financial obligation for school districts utilizing state agreements by offering a discount for early payments.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

school districts

School districts are eligible to receive a four percent discount on attendance credit purchases if they prepay by February 15.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of a discount do school districts get for early prepayment?
School districts receive a four percent reduction on the total amount required for purchasing .

What else do you want to know?

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

31 actions
  1. May 27, 2025Senate
    Left pending in committee
  2. May 27, 2025Senate
    Testimony taken in committee
  3. May 27, 2025Senate
    Considered in public hearing
  4. May 27, 2025Senate
    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. May 27, 2025Senate
    Co-sponsor authorized
  6. May 19, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Education K-16
Show 25 earlier actions
  1. May 19, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Read first time
  2. May 19, 2025Senate
    Received from the House
  3. May 16, 2025House
    Reported engrossed
  4. May 16, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  5. May 16, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#2853)
  6. May 16, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed
  7. May 16, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 3rd time
  8. May 15, 2025House
    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  9. May 15, 2025HouseFloor
    Record vote (RV#2737)
  10. May 15, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed to engrossment
  11. May 15, 2025HouseFloor
    Read 2nd time
  12. May 12, 2025House
    Placed on General State Calendar
  13. May 10, 2025House
    Considered in Calendars
  14. May 8, 2025House
    Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. May 7, 2025House
    Committee report distributed
  16. May 7, 2025House
    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  17. Apr 30, 2025HouseCommittee
    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  18. Apr 30, 2025House
    Considered in formal meeting
  19. Apr 22, 2025House
    Left pending in committee
  20. Apr 22, 2025House
    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  21. Apr 22, 2025House
    Considered in public hearing
  22. Apr 22, 2025House
    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  23. Mar 14, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Public Education
  24. Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time
  25. Jan 17, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse5/16/2025Texas LegislatureOfficial roll call ↗

HB 1939 was passed

Total

129

Yes
102
No
12
Present
0
Not voting
1
Abstain
0
Other positions
14

How they voted (129)

105 more members
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedexcused
Briscoe CainParty not recordedno
Cody VasutParty not recordednot voting
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedno
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedno
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedexcused
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedexcused
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedexcused
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedexcused
Angelia OrrParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedexcused
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedno
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedno
Mark DorazioParty not recordedno
Mike OlcottParty not recordedno
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedno
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedexcused
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedno
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedexcused
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedno
Morales ShawParty not recordedno
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedexcused
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedexcused
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedexcused
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Show 1 earlier roll call
Outcome not reportedHouse5/15/2025Texas LegislatureOfficial roll call ↗

HB 1939 was passed to engrossment

Total

138

Yes
116
No
14
Present
0
Not voting
1
Abstain
0
Other positions
7

How they voted (138)

114 more members
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Joe MoodyParty not recordedno
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedexcused
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedno
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedno
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Angelia OrrParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedno
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedexcused
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedexcused
David CookParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedno
Janis HoltParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedexcused
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedno
Ray LopezParty not recordedno
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedno
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedno
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedno
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedno
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedno
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedexcused
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedno
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedexcused

Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

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Education Code
OrganizationEducation Code“Amended by adding Section 49.1541”Map →

Sources

Open source document

capitol.texas.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz15
    Current news / social attention level

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