Bill Commons

TX SB 205

died on adjournment

Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.

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

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Did TX SB 205 pass?

No. TX SB 205 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 (2025-05-14): Referred to Public Education

What is TX SB 205 about?

TX SB 205 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 205?

Paxton is the primary sponsor of TX SB 205, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-05-14 — Referred to Public Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-14

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-05-12

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  4. 2025-05-12

    Reported engrossed

  5. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  6. 2025-05-12

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2025-05-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-12

    Three day rule suspended

  10. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  12. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-12

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  14. 2025-05-12

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2025-05-12

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-12

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-12

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-05-12

    Co-author authorized

  22. 2025-05-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  23. 2025-05-08

    Co-author authorized

  24. 2025-05-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  25. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-05-06

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-01

    Co-author authorized

  29. 2025-04-29

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-04-29

    Testimony taken in committee

  31. 2025-04-29

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-04-29

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-03-26

    Co-author authorized

  34. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  37. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • other

    2025-05-12 · fail · 11-19

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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 205 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-12 · pass · 26-4

    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
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Miles: no
    • Gutierrez: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 26-4

    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
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Miles: no
    • Gutierrez: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 205.xml

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