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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.

89(R) · Regular SessionTexas HouseLast action May 27, 2025

Bill overview

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.

Reference notes

HB 1939 sources, status methodology and verification

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Methodology

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Last verified

Legislative record synchronized September 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM UTC; latest recorded official action May 27, 2025.

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Bill → law status

HB 1939 is not recorded as enacted

Current status
Passed

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KeepTXRed explanation

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KeepTXRed summary

HB 1939 was a House-passed school-finance proposal offering certain recapture-paying school districts a credit for paying required attendance-credit purchases early. The Senate did not pass it.

What would change

The proposal would have allowed an eligible district to reduce its required attendance-credit purchase payment by four percent of the amount paid if the district made the qualifying prepayment by February 15 of the applicable school year, after other applicable reductions.

Who may be affected

School districts subject to recapture, district taxpayers and finance officers, the Texas Education Agency, and the Foundation School Program.

When it would take effect

HB 1939 did not take effect. It passed the House and was considered in the Senate but did not receive final Senate passage before the 89th Regular Session ended.

Limits and uncertainty

The four-percent credit is not current law through HB 1939. The Legislative Budget Board projected a significant Foundation School Program cost if all eligible districts used it, but those fiscal estimates describe the failed proposal.

Editorial sources and review notes

Official House-engrossed analysis, fiscal note, and legislative history reviewed. House passed; proposal died in the Senate.

Editorial explanation reviewed 9/6/2026.

Current status

Passed

Left pending in committee

Latest official action

Left pending in committee

May 27, 2025 · house

Who this bill may affect

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Sponsors

Committee history

  1. Public Education

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  2. Education K-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. Left pending in committee

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  3. Considered in public hearing

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  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

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  5. Co-sponsor authorized

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  6. Referred to Education K-16

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  7. Read first time

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  8. Received from the House

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  9. Reported engrossed

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  10. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  11. Record vote

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  12. Passed

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  13. Read 3rd time

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  14. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

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  15. Record vote

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  16. Passed to engrossment

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  17. Read 2nd time

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  18. Placed on General State Calendar

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  19. Considered in Calendars

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  20. Committee report sent to Calendars

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  21. Committee report distributed

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  22. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

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  23. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

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  24. Considered in formal meeting

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  25. Left pending in committee

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  26. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

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  27. Considered in public hearing

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  28. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

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  29. Referred to Public Education

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  30. Read first time

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  31. Filed

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