Bill Commons

TX SB 13

enacted

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 13 pass?

Yes. TX SB 13 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 13 about?

TX SB 13 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 13?

Paxton, Bettencourt, Birdwell and 21 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 13.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Birdwellprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Hughesprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Nicholsprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Metcalfprimary
  • Frankprimary
  • Spillerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-06-02

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  8. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  9. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-31

    Rules suspended

  13. 2025-05-31

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-05-30

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  17. 2025-05-30

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  18. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees-reported

  19. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  20. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees

  21. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conference committee

  22. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  23. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  24. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  25. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees

  26. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee

  27. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur

  28. 2025-05-29

    Read

  29. 2025-05-29

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  30. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-05-28

    Laid out as postponed business

  35. 2025-05-28

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  36. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended

  37. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  38. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-27

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  40. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended

  41. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-26

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  45. 2025-05-26

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  46. 2025-05-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  47. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  49. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  50. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  51. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  52. 2025-05-26

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  53. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  57. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  58. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  59. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  60. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  61. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  62. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  63. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  64. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  65. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  66. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  67. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  68. 2025-05-26

    Laid out as postponed business

  69. 2025-05-26

    Postponed

  70. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  71. 2025-05-26

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  72. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  73. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  74. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  75. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  76. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  77. 2025-05-16

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  78. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  79. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  80. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  81. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  82. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  83. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  84. 2025-03-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  85. 2025-03-19

    Reported engrossed

  86. 2025-03-19

    Statement(s) submitted

  87. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  88. 2025-03-19

    Passed

    passage

  89. 2025-03-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  90. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  91. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  92. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  93. 2025-03-19

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  94. 2025-03-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  95. 2025-03-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  96. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  97. 2025-03-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  98. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  99. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  100. 2025-03-18

    Placed on intent calendar

  101. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  102. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  103. 2025-03-04

    Vote taken in committee

  104. 2025-03-04

    Considered in public hearing

  105. 2025-02-27

    Left pending in committee

  106. 2025-02-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  107. 2025-02-27

    Considered in public hearing

  108. 2025-02-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  109. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  110. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  111. 2025-02-12

    Filed

    filing

  112. 2025-02-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-19 · pass · 23-8

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 87-57

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Lozan: absent
    • King: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • V: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 86-55

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-31 · pass · 81-48

    Member-level votes (180)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Tinderholt: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Shofne: absent
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no

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