Bill Commons

TX HB 121

enacted

Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

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

Introduced
2025-03-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kingprimary
  • Nicholsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-03

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-11

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-11

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-15

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-04-22

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-22

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-04-22

    Amendment to amendment withdrawn

    withdrawal

  18. 2025-04-22

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  19. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment

  20. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-23

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-23

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  27. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-04-23

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-24

    Received from the House

    introduction

  31. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  36. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  37. 2025-05-26

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-05-26

    Vote taken in committee

  39. 2025-05-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-05-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  41. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  42. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  43. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  44. 2025-05-28

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  45. 2025-05-28

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  46. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-28

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  48. 2025-05-28

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  49. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  53. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  54. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  55. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  56. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  57. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  58. 2025-05-29

    Senate Amendments distributed

  59. 2025-05-29

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  60. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  61. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  62. 2025-05-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  63. 2025-05-30

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  64. 2025-05-30

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  65. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  66. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  67. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  68. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  69. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  70. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-22 · pass · 94-52

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Cain: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Gates: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Meza: no
    • Money: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Wall: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 119-27

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Meza: no
    • Money: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Lopez: not voting
    • J: not voting
    • Bowers: absent
    • Simmon: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 121 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-28 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Miles: no

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 97-38

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Cain: no
    • Collier: no
    • Flores: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Money: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Phela: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Reynolds: absent

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 121.xml

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