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TX SB 26

died on adjournment

Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 26 pass?

No. TX SB 26 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 (2025-04-09): Referred to Public Education

What is TX SB 26 about?

TX SB 26 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 26?

Creighton is the primary sponsor of TX SB 26, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-18
Latest action
2025-04-09 — Referred to Public Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Creightonprimary
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor
  • Birdwellcosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Hughescosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor
  • Milescosponsor
  • Nicholscosponsor
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Paxtoncosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Zaffirinicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-18

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-18

    Co-author authorized

  4. 2025-02-18

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-02-18

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-02-20

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-02-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  9. 2025-02-20

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-02-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-02-25

    Co-author authorized

  13. 2025-02-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-02-26

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-02-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-02-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-02-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-02-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-02-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-02-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2025-02-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  33. 2025-02-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-02-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2025-02-26

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  37. 2025-02-26

    Record vote

  38. 2025-02-26

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-02-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-02-26

    Three day rule suspended

  41. 2025-02-26

    Record vote

  42. 2025-02-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-02-26

    Passed

    passage

  44. 2025-02-26

    Record vote

  45. 2025-02-26

    Reported engrossed

  46. 2025-02-27

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  47. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  48. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-02-26 · pass · 0-0

  • other

    2025-02-26 · fail · 10-21

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Birdwell: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Creighton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Huffman: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Parker: no
    • Paxton: no
    • Perry: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Sparks: no
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 26 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 31-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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