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TX SB 1962

died on adjournment

Relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings 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 · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1962 pass?

No. TX SB 1962 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 (2025-05-27): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX SB 1962 about?

TX SB 1962 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings 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 SB 1962?

Buckley, Campbell, Creighton and 5 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1962, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Buckleyprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hancockcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Florescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-05

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-01

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-09

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-09

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-14

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-15

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-04-16

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  33. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  38. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  41. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  42. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-05-21

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  45. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  47. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  48. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  49. 2025-05-25

    Considered in Calendars

  50. 2025-05-27

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 20-11

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01900_SB01999/SB 1962.xml

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