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.
HB 1939 creates a 4% credit for Texas school districts that prepay attendance credit costs under the public school finance system. Specifically, districts that elect to pay for attendance credit using a specified payment method and pay the full amount by February 15 each school year receive this credit. The bill directly affects all Texas public school districts required to purchase attendance credit under Chapter 49 of the Education Code. The credit applies after other applicable reductions and takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action May 27, 2025
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Floor votes · House May 15, 2025
How they voted
118–14
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 144
May 15, 2025
D
Democratic58
74% Yea
R
Republican86
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Howard
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
P
Tan Parker
RRepublican
P
Todd Hunter
RRepublican
Co
Adam Hinojosa
RRepublican
Co
Brent Hagenbuch
RRepublican
Co
Cas Garcia Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Katrina Pierson
RRepublican
Co
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
Co
Mano DeAyala
RRepublican
Co
Salman Bhojani
DDemocratic
Co
Terri Leo-Wilson
RRepublican
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