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Senate bill · 89R

SB 605

Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.

Did not pass

Progress

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

  1. Filed

    Dec 13

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 14

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateJanFebMarApr

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 605 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 14, 2025

Passed 30–1

30 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Republican

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  3. Received from the Senate

    Apr 15, 2025 · House

  4. Reported engrossed

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  5. Record vote

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  6. Passed

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  9. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  10. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  11. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  12. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  13. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  14. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  15. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  16. Reported favorably as substituted Education

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  17. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  18. Considered in public hearing Education

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  19. Co-author authorized

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  20. Left pending in committee

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  21. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  22. Considered in public hearing Education

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  23. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  24. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  26. Filed

    Dec 13, 2024 · Senate

  27. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Dec 13, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • José Menéndez cosponsorD

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 25, 2025 · reported after 63 days

  • Public Education

    House

    Referred Apr 22, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Charter Schools

Bill text

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SB 605 (89R) · Polis