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Texas Legislature · SB 13 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to

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Officially: “Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 12, 2025
Filed · Feb 12, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to Education K-16 · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 27, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Left pending in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 4, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 4, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 5, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 5, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 18, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 19, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 19, 2025
Amended · Mar 19, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 19, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 19, 2025
Passed · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Statement(s) submitted · Mar 19, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 19, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 20, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Public Education · Apr 9, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 7, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · May 7, 2025
Left pending in committee · May 7, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 16, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 16, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 16, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 22, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 22, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 23, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 24, 2025
Placed on Major State Calendar · May 26, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 26, 2025
Postponed · May 26, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 26, 2025
Amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 26, 2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · May 26, 2025
Amendment withdrawn · May 26, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Rules suspended · May 27, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 27, 2025
Postponed · May 27, 2025
Rules suspended · May 28, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 28, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 28, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 29, 2025
Read · May 29, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 29, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 30, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 30, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 30, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 30, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 31, 2025
Rules suspended · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 3, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

24
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

PaxtonBettencourtBirdwellCampbellCreightonFloresHagenbuchHallHancockHinojosa, AdamHuffmanHughesKingKolkhorstMiddletonNicholsParkerPerrySchwertnerSparksBuckleyMetcalfFrankSpiller

Recorded votes

The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi13 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 81, Nays 48, Present, not voting 2
SBi13 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 86, Nays 55, Present, not voting 2
(Geren in the chair) CSSB 13, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 87, Nays 57, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 87, Nays 56, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 6 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 42, Nays 101, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 5 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 143, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 87, Nays 60, Present, not voting 1
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 86, Nays 61, Present, not voting 1
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 87, Nays 59, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 117, Nays 24, Present, not voting 1
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-03-19 · Yeas 23, Nays 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).