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Senate bill · 89R

SB 856

Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

118 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 22

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 18

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 1

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 7

  7. Sent to governor

    May 8

  8. Became law

    May 20

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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 SB 856 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 6, 2025

Passed 140–3

140 Yea

3 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 7, 2025

Passed 146–1

146 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 8, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 8, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 7, 2025 · House

  9. Passed

    May 7, 2025 · House

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 7, 2025 · House

  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 6, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · House

  13. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 6, 2025 · House

  14. Read 2nd time

    May 6, 2025 · House

  15. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 6, 2025 · House

  16. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 1, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report distributed

    May 1, 2025 · House

  18. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 1, 2025 · House

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  20. Considered in public hearing

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  21. Recalled from subcommittee

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  22. Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  23. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  24. Received from the Senate

    Apr 2, 2025 · House

  25. Reported engrossed

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  26. Record vote

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  27. Passed

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read 3rd time

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  29. Record vote

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  30. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  31. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  32. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  33. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  34. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  35. Not again placed on intent calendar

    Mar 26, 2025 · Senate

  36. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  37. Not again placed on intent calendar

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  38. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  39. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

  40. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

  41. Reported favorably w/o amendments Economic Development

    Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

  42. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  43. Considered in public hearing Economic Development

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  44. Left pending in committee

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  45. Testimony taken in committee Economic Development

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  46. Considered in public hearing Economic Development

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  47. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  48. Referred to Economic Development Economic Development

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  49. Read first time

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  50. Filed

    Jan 22, 2025 · Senate

  51. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Jan 22, 2025 · Senate

Authors

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  • John Lujan cosponsorR

In committee

Topics

Education: Higher: Institutions & ProgramsLabor: Workforce Development

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SB 856 (89R) · Polis