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Senate bill · 89R

SB 569

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

145 days from first to latest action, across 49 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 4

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 10

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 13

  6. Passed second chamber

    Apr 17

  7. Sent to governor

    Apr 24

  8. Became law

    May 6

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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 CSSB 569 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 13, 2025

Passed 28–2

28 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · Mar 13, 2025

Passed 28–2

28 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · Apr 16, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 113–33

113 Yea

33 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 17, 2025

Passed 109–32

109 Yea

32 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    May 6, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 6, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Apr 24, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  12. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  13. Rules suspended

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  14. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  15. Record vote

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  16. Passed to 3rd reading

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  17. Read 2nd time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  18. Laid out in lieu of companion

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 16, 2025 · House

  20. Committee report distributed

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  21. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  22. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Public Education

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in public hearing Public Education

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  24. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  25. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  26. Received from the Senate

    Mar 18, 2025 · House

  27. Reported engrossed

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  28. Record vote

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  29. Passed

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  30. Read 3rd time

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  31. Record vote

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  32. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  33. Record vote

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  34. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  35. Record vote

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  36. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  37. Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  38. Co-author authorized

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  39. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

  40. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  41. Reported favorably as substituted Education

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  42. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  43. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  44. Considered in public hearing Education

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  45. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  46. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  47. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  48. Filed

    Dec 12, 2024 · Senate

  49. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Dec 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 4 coauthors or sponsors

Show 4 more
  • Jeff Barry cosponsorR
  • Katrina Pierson cosponsorR
  • Brent Hagenbuch cosponsorR
  • Steve Toth cosponsorR

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 4, 2025 · reported after 35 days

  • Public Education

    House

    Referred Apr 9, 2025 · heard Apr 15, 2025 · reported after 6 days

Topics

Disaster Preparedness & ReliefEducation: Primary & Secondary: AccountabilityEducation: Primary & Secondary: Admission & AttendanceEducation: Primary & Secondary: Charter SchoolsEducation: Primary & Secondary: CurriculumEducation: Primary & Secondary: Extracurricular ActivitiesEducation: Primary & Secondary: GeneralEducation: Primary & Secondary: TestingEducation: School DistrictsElectronic Information SystemsState Finances: Management & Control

Bill text

Bills on similar topics

Other legislation this session sharing the most index topics.

BillAuthorProgressStatusLast action
HB 2196Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.Keith BellRReported from committeeDid not passApr 17, 2025Laid on the table subject to call
HB 2Relating to public education and public school finance.Brad BuckleyRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025See remarks for effective date
HB 120Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.Keith BellRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025See remarks for effective date
HB 123Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.Harold DuttonDPassed first chamberDid not passMay 27, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
SB 2252Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students, including an early childhood parental support program and prekindergarten programs in public schools, and to funding under the Foundation School Program for certain school districts and to support those measures.Brandon CreightonRPassed first chamberDid not passApr 24, 2025Referred to Public Education
HB 33Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.Don McLaughlinRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
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