Senate bill · 89R

SB 207

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

199 days from first to latest action, across 56 recorded actions.

Filed
Nov 12
Referred to committee
Feb 3
Heard in committee
Mar 18
Reported from committee
Mar 26
Passed first chamber
Apr 1
Passed second chamber
May 20
Sent to governor
May 21
Became law
May 30

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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 207 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 1, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 19, 2025

Passed 141–0

141 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 20, 2025

Passed 145–0

145 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Effective immediately
May 30, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
May 30, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 21, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
May 21, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 20, 2025 · House
Passed
May 20, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 20, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 19, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 19, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 19, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 19, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 19, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 15, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 13, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 13, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 12, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Public Education
May 9, 2025 · House
Vote reconsidered in committee
May 9, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Public Education
May 9, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 9, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 7, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Education
May 7, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Public Education
May 7, 2025 · House
Referred to Public Education Public Education
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Apr 2, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Education
Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Education
Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Education
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Education
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Education K-16 Education
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Nov 12, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

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Cook cosponsor–
José Menéndez cosponsorD
Sarah Eckhardt cosponsorD
Chuy Hinojosa cosponsorD
Mayes Middleton cosponsorR

In committee

Education
Senate
Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 18, 2025 · reported after 51 days
Public Education
House
Referred Apr 9, 2025 · heard May 7, 2025 · reported after 30 days

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Admission & Attendance Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Bill text

EnrolledHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF

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