TX HB 8
died on adjournmentRelating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
Texas · 891 · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 8 pass?
No. TX HB 8 died when the 891 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-08-04): Filed
What is TX HB 8 about?
TX HB 8 is a bill in the 891 titled “Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 8?
Wilson, Landgraf, Metcalf and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 8, joined by 20 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-08-04 — Filed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (S0134)
- CONSERVATORSHIP (S0683)
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
- EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing (I0229)
- Education--School Districts (I0220)
- EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086)
- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
- INTERNET (S0130)
- Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)
- WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)
Sponsors
- Wilsonprimary
- Landgrafprimary
- Metcalfprimary
- Buckleyprimary
- Morgancosponsor
- Lujancosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- VanDeavercosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Bell, Cecilcosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-08-04
Filed
filing
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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