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Texas Legislature · SB 991 · Effective on 9/1/25

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

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Officially: “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. 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 · Jan 29, 2025
Filed · Jan 29, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to Education K-16 · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 25, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 25, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 25, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 1, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 1, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Apr 7, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 7, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 7, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 16, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 16, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 16, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 16, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 16, 2025
Passed · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 16, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 17, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Public Education · Apr 22, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 1, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 1, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 10, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 10, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 10, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 16, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 20, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 20, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 21, 2025
Passed · May 21, 2025
Record vote · May 21, 2025
House passage reported · May 21, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 21, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 22, 2025
Signed in the House · May 22, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 22, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

BettencourtGonzález, MaryMoodyVanDeaverGarcia, Linda

Recorded votes

SBi991 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-21 · Yeas 100, Nays 44, Present, not voting 2
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 HOUSE JOURNAL — 68th Day 5405 SBi991 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 90, Nays 34, Present, not voting 3
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).