TX SB 2044
died on adjournmentRelating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
Quick answers
Did TX SB 2044 pass?
No. TX SB 2044 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-05): Committee report printed and distributed
What is TX SB 2044 about?
TX SB 2044 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and the authorization of action by the commissioner of education against a school district that initiates certain actions or proceedings; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 2044?
Bettencourt is the primary sponsor of TX SB 2044.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-07
- Latest action
- 2025-05-05 — Committee report printed and distributed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
- EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)
- Education--School Districts (I0220)
- EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)
- ELECTIONEERING (S0018)
- Ethics (I0345)
Sponsors
- Bettencourtprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-07
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-03-07
Filed
filing
2025-03-17
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-17
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-04-24
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24
Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-24
Left pending in committee
2025-04-30
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-30
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-05
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-05
Committee report printed and distributed
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Documents
Votes
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