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Senate bill · 89R

SB 205

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

Did not pass

Progress

183 days from first to latest action, across 37 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 29

  4. Reported from committee

    May 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 12

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateDecJanFebMarAprMay

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

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 26–4

26 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

other

Senate · May 12, 2025Party-line vote

Failed 11–19

11 Yea

19 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

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.

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 26–4

26 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 26–4

26 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    May 14, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    May 14, 2025 · House

  3. Received from the Senate

    May 12, 2025 · House

  4. Reported engrossed

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  5. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  6. Passed

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  9. Three day rule suspended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  10. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  11. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  12. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  13. Amendment fails of adoption

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  14. Amendment(s) offered

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  15. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  16. Amended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  17. Amendment(s) offered

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read 2nd time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  19. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  20. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  21. Co-author authorized

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  22. Placed on intent calendar

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  23. Co-author authorized

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  24. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  25. Reported favorably w/o amendments Education

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  26. Vote taken in committee

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  27. Considered in public hearing Education

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  28. Co-author authorized

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  29. Left pending in committee

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  30. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  31. Considered in public hearing Education

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  32. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  33. Co-author authorized

    Mar 26, 2025 · Senate

  34. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  35. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  36. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

  37. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Adam Hinojosa cosponsorR
  • Kevin Sparks cosponsorR
  • King cosponsor–
  • Tan Parker cosponsorR
  • Brent Hagenbuch cosponsorR

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Apr 29, 2025 · reported after 93 days

  • Public Education

    House

    Referred May 14, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Curriculum

Bill text

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