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TX SB 843

enacted

Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 843 pass?

Yes. TX SB 843 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 843 about?

TX SB 843 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 843?

Kolkhorst, Buckley are the primary sponsors of TX SB 843, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Birdwellcosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Hughescosponsor
  • Parkercosponsor
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Bettencourtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-17

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-01-28

    Co-author authorized

  4. 2025-01-29

    Co-author authorized

  5. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-26

    Co-author authorized

  8. 2025-03-20

    Co-author authorized

  9. 2025-04-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  10. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  12. 2025-04-08

    Left pending in committee

  13. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  15. 2025-04-15

    Vote taken in committee

  16. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-04-16

    Committee report printed and distributed

  18. 2025-04-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-04-24

    Co-author authorized

  20. 2025-04-24

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-04-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-04-24

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-04-24

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-04-24

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  30. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  32. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  34. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  35. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  37. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  38. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  39. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  40. 2025-05-05

    Posting rule suspended

  41. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  43. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-05-09

    Considered in formal meeting

  45. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  47. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  48. 2025-05-13

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  49. 2025-05-14

    Considered in Calendars

  50. 2025-05-16

    Placed on General State Calendar

  51. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  52. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  53. 2025-05-19

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  54. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  56. 2025-05-20

    Passed

    passage

  57. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  58. 2025-05-20

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  59. 2025-05-26

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  60. 2025-05-26

    Read

  61. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  62. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  63. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  64. 2025-05-27

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  65. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  66. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  67. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  68. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  69. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-24 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 843 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-24 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hall: no

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2

    2025-04-24 · pass · 0-0

  • passage to engrossment

    2025-04-24 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 143-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Collier: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Lalan: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 144-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Collier: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Morales: not voting
    • C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

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