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Polis

Senate bill · 89R

SB 609

Relating to requiring independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies.

Did not pass

Progress

125 days from first to latest action, across 31 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 13

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Feb 27

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 17

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 9

  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.

passage

Senate · Apr 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 22–8

22 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

other

Senate · Apr 8, 2025Party-line vote

Failed 11–19

11 Yea

19 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · Apr 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 22–8

22 Yea

8 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · Apr 9, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 23–7

23 Yea

7 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  3. Received from the Senate

    Apr 10, 2025 · House

  4. Reported engrossed

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  5. Record vote

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  6. Passed

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  9. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  10. Record vote

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  11. Passed to engrossment

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  12. Record vote

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  13. Amendment fails of adoption

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  14. Amendment(s) offered

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  15. Read 2nd time

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  16. Record vote

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  17. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  18. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  19. Co-author authorized

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  20. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  21. Reported favorably w/o amendments Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  22. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  23. Considered in public hearing Education

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  24. Left pending in committee

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  25. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  26. Considered in public hearing Education

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  27. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  28. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  30. Filed

    Dec 13, 2024 · Senate

  31. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Dec 13, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • King cosponsor–

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Feb 27, 2025 · reported after 42 days

  • Public Education

    House

    Referred Apr 17, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Charter SchoolsEducation: School Districts

Bill text

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SB 609 (89R) · Polis