Bill Commons

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

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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

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-25

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-21

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  8. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  11. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  12. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  13. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  14. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  15. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-16

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-16

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-04-16

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  33. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  34. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  36. 2025-04-15

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-04-14

    Co-author authorized

  38. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  39. 2025-04-09

    Committee report printed and distributed

  40. 2025-04-09

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  42. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-01

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-04-01

    Testimony taken in committee

  45. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-01

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  48. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  49. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

  50. 2025-03-05

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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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