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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 13 pass?

Yes. TX SB 13 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. 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

  1. 2025-02-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-02-27

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-02-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-02-27

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-04

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-04

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-03-18

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  16. 2025-03-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-03-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-03-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-03-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-03-19

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  22. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  23. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  24. 2025-03-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2025-03-19

    Passed

    passage

  26. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  27. 2025-03-19

    Statement(s) submitted

  28. 2025-03-19

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-03-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  30. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  34. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  36. 2025-05-16

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  37. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  39. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-05-26

    Placed on Major State Calendar

  43. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  44. 2025-05-26

    Postponed

  45. 2025-05-26

    Laid out as postponed business

  46. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  47. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  49. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  50. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  52. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  53. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  54. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  55. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  56. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  57. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  58. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  59. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  60. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  61. 2025-05-26

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  62. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  63. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  64. 2025-05-26

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  65. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  66. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  67. 2025-05-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  68. 2025-05-26

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  69. 2025-05-26

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  70. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  71. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  72. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  73. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended

  74. 2025-05-27

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  75. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  76. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  77. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended

  78. 2025-05-28

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  79. 2025-05-28

    Laid out as postponed business

  80. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  81. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  82. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  83. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  84. 2025-05-29

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  85. 2025-05-29

    Read

  86. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur

  87. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee

  88. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees

  89. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  90. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  91. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  92. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conference committee

  93. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees

  94. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  95. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees-reported

  96. 2025-05-30

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  97. 2025-05-30

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  98. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  99. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  100. 2025-05-31

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  101. 2025-05-31

    Rules suspended

  102. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  103. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  104. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  105. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  106. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  107. 2025-06-02

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  108. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  109. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  110. 2025-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  111. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  112. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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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