TX HB 7
died on adjournmentRelating to parental rights in public education, to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency, and to the reporting of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
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Did TX HB 7 pass?
No. TX HB 7 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 (2025-05-09): Committee report sent to Calendars
What is TX HB 7 about?
TX HB 7 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to parental rights in public education, to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency, and to the reporting of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 7?
Leach is the primary sponsor of TX HB 7, joined by 4 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Latest action
- 2025-05-09 — Committee report sent to Calendars
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, STATE OFFICE OF (V0065)
- CHILD ABUSE (S4256)
- Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
- EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)
- EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)
- Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
- Family--Child Protection (I0351)
- Family--Parent & Child (I0355)
- FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)
- GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES (S0121)
- INSPECTOR GENERAL AT THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, OFFICE OF (V0203)
- INTERNET (S0130)
- Law Enforcement (I0510)
- LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MATERIALS (SE35P)
- MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION (S8683)
- Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)
- PARENTAL CONSENT (S0318)
- PARENTAL NOTIFICATION (S0319)
- PARENTAL RIGHTS (S0095)
- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)
- SUBPOENAS (S8341)
Sponsors
- Leachprimary
- Barrycosponsor
- Darbycosponsor
- Lujancosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-09
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08
Committee report distributed
2025-05-08
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-01
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-05-01
Considered in formal meeting
2025-03-25
Left pending in committee
2025-03-25
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-25
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-14
Referred to Public Education
referral-committee
2025-03-14
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-14
Filed
filing
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Votes
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Related bills
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