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TX SB 2365

died on adjournment

Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2365 pass?

No. TX SB 2365 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): Referred to Public Education

What is TX SB 2365 about?

TX SB 2365 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2365?

Creighton, Bettencourt, Campbell and 8 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2365, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-12
Latest action
2025-04-17 — Referred to Public Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Creightonprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Westprimary
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hancockcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-01

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-10

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-14

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-15

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-04-15

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-04-15

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-15

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-15

    Three day rule suspended

  22. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-04-15

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-15

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-04-16

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2365 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-15 · pass · 31-0

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