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Senate bill · 89R

SB 991

Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

142 days from first to latest action, across 47 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 29

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 16

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 21

  7. Sent to governor

    May 22

  8. Became law

    Jun 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.

passage

House · May 20, 2025

Passed 90–34

90 Yea

34 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

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passage

House · May 21, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 100–44

100 Yea

44 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 22, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 22, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 21, 2025 · House

  9. Passed

    May 21, 2025 · House

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 21, 2025 · House

  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 20, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    May 20, 2025 · House

  13. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 20, 2025 · House

  14. Read 2nd time

    May 20, 2025 · House

  15. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 20, 2025 · House

  16. Considered in Calendars

    May 16, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 10, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report distributed

    May 10, 2025 · House

  19. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 10, 2025 · House

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

    May 1, 2025 · House

  21. Considered in formal meeting

    May 1, 2025 · House

  22. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  23. Read first time

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  24. Received from the Senate

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  25. Reported engrossed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  26. Record vote

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  27. Passed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read 3rd time

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  29. Record vote

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  30. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  31. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  32. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  33. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  34. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  35. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  36. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  37. Reported favorably w/o amendments Education

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  38. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  39. Considered in public hearing Education

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  40. Left pending in committee

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  41. Testimony taken in committee Education

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  42. Considered in public hearing Education

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  43. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  44. Referred to Education K-16 Education

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  45. Read first time

    Feb 13, 2025 · Senate

  46. Filed

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

  47. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 4 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Salman Bhojani cosponsorD
  • Eddie Morales cosponsorD
  • Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD
  • Mihaela Pleșa cosponsorD

In committee

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Feb 13, 2025 · heard Mar 25, 2025 · reported after 53 days

  • Public Education

    House

    Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard May 1, 2025 · reported after 9 days

Topics

Education: Primary & Secondary: Admission & Attendance

Bill text

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SB 991 (89R) · Polis