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House bill · 89R

HB 1340

Relating to certain federal law enforcement agents serving as armed security officers at public schools and the authority of the chief of school safety and security for the Texas Education Agency to carry a weapon on public school grounds.

Did not pass

Progress

116 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 14

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 10

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Mar 10, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Mar 10, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Nov 14, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Other School PersonnelGovernorLaw Enforcement

Bill text

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