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Senate bill · 89R

SB 686

Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

Did not pass

Progress

123 days from first to latest action, across 36 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 20

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Feb 27

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 17

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 31

  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 to engrossment

Senate · Mar 31, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · Mar 31, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · Mar 31, 2025

Passed 0–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 686 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 31, 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 1, 2025 · House

  4. Reported engrossed

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  5. Record vote

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  6. Passed

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  9. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  10. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  11. Passed to engrossment as amended

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  12. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  13. Amended

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  14. Amendment(s) offered

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  15. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  16. Amended

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  17. Amendment(s) offered

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  18. Read 2nd time

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  19. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  20. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  21. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 27, 2025 · Senate

  22. Not again placed on intent calendar

    Mar 26, 2025 · Senate

  23. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  24. Co-author authorized

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  25. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  26. Reported favorably w/o amendments Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  27. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  28. Considered in public hearing Education

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  29. Left pending in committee

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  30. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  31. Considered in public hearing Education

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  32. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  33. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  34. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  35. Filed

    Dec 20, 2024 · Senate

  36. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Dec 20, 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 22, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Admission & AttendanceEducation: School Districts

Bill text

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SB 686 (89R) · Polis