House bill · 89R

HB 1249

Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.

Did not pass

Progress

188 days from first to latest action, across 27 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Mar 10
Heard in committee
Apr 29
Reported from committee
May 1
Passed first chamber
May 16
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 14, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 85–48

85 Yea

48 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 16, 2025

Passed 103–21

103 Yea

21 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Education K-16 Education
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 16, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 16, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 16, 2025 · House
Passed
May 16, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 16, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 15, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 15, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 14, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 14, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 11, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Public Education
May 1, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 1, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Education
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Public Education
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Referred to Public Education Public Education
Mar 10, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 10, 2025 · House
Filed
Nov 12, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

Public Education
House
Referred Mar 10, 2025 · heard Apr 29, 2025 · reported after 52 days
Education
Senate
Referred May 19, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Accountability Education: Primary & Secondary: Testing

Bill text

IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF

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