CS/HB 1073: School Districts
GENERAL BILL by Education Administration Subcommittee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Rizo ; Valdés
School Districts; Provides members of district school board with specified rights relating to school district documents & budget matters; requires that certain documents from district school board meetings be kept as public records; requires that full line-item budget items be posted on school district's website; requires district school boards to adopt policy prohibiting requirement that district employees be required or incentivized to sign nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement.
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2026 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/27/2026 House • PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
• Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/30/2026 House • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/3/2026 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/10/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
2/17/2026 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 027385 adopted
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 96, NAYS 10
2/17/2026 Senate • In Messages
2/18/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
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CS/HB 1073, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2026 at 4:08 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1620 (c1) Public Education Leek Compare Last Action: 2/18/2026 S CS by Judiciary read 1st time 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1001.366 Page 1 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 2 (pdf) 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency. Page 2 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 4 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1073, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/29/2026 at 5:09 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Education Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1620 (c1) Public Education Leek Compare Last Action: 2/18/2026 S CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 027385 - Amendment
Remove lines 24-27 and insert:Koster 2/11/2026
3:37 PMHouse: Adopted
2/17/2026PDF Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/17/2026 3:31 PM House 96 Yeas - 10 Nays Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1001.366 Page 1 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 2 (pdf) 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency. Page 2 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 4 (pdf) -
HB 1073, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2026 at 2:56 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1620 Public Education Leek Compare Last Action: 2/18/2026 S CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3135 Restriction on employment of relatives. Page 1 (pdf) 1001.366 Page 2 (pdf) 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 3 (pdf) 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency. Page 3 (pdf) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 5 (pdf) 1015.03 Rights of employment. Page 6 (pdf)