CS/HB 1073: Public Education
GENERAL BILL by Education Administration Subcommittee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Rizo ; Valdés
Public Education ; Providing members of a district school board with specified rights; requiring that certain documents from district school board meetings be kept as public records; defining the term "good cause"; providing that a school district employee may not be required or incentivized to sign a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement; prohibiting a school district from imposing certain conditions on employment, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/12/2026 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/12/2026 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- 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
3/9/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 694
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1620 -SJ 694
• Read 2nd time -SJ 694
• Amendment(s) adopted (192994) -SJ 694
• Read 3rd time -SJ 695
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 695
3/9/2026 House • In Messages
3/12/2026 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 192994 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
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CS/HB 1073, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2026 at 8:57 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1620 (c2) Public Education Leek Identical Last Action: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1073 -SJ 694 
Citations - Statutes (3)
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) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 3 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1073, Engrossed 2 Posted 3/13/2026 at 8:50 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1620 (c2) Public Education Leek Similar Last Action: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1073 -SJ 694
Citations - Statutes (3)
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) 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the district school board. Page 4 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1073, Engrossed 1 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 (c2) Public Education Leek Similar Last Action: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1073 -SJ 694
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 192994 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Leek 3/6/2026
9:31 AMHouse: Concur
3/12/2026Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 3/9/2026 5:19 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/12/2026 2:28 PM House 108 Yeas - 0 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) -
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: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1073 -SJ 694
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: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1073 -SJ 694
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)