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TX HB 2196

died on adjournment

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2196 pass?

No. TX HB 2196 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 (2025-04-17): Laid on the table subject to call

What is TX HB 2196 about?

TX HB 2196 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2196?

Bell, Keith, Ashby, Buckley and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2196, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-04-17 — Laid on the table subject to call
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bell, Keithprimary
  • Ashbyprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Shaheenprimary
  • Morales, Eddieprimary
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-19

    Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by chair

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-27

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  6. 2025-03-27

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-27

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  8. 2025-03-27

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  9. 2025-03-27

    Left pending in subcommittee

  10. 2025-04-03

    Recalled from subcommittee

  11. 2025-04-03

    Considered in formal meeting

  12. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  13. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-09

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  15. 2025-04-09

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-04-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-04-14

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-04-16

    Placed on General State Calendar

  19. 2025-04-17

    Companion considered in lieu of

  20. 2025-04-17

    Laid on the table subject to call

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02100_HB02199/HB 2196.xml

Attribution

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