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HB 8 TX
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Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

TX · session 892 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Aug 15, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) See remarks for effective date

Sponsors (6)
61 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (77)
  1. Aug 15, 2025 Filed · lower
  2. Aug 18, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Aug 18, 2025 Referred to Public Education · lower
  4. Aug 21, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Aug 21, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  6. Aug 21, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  7. Aug 23, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  8. Aug 24, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  9. Aug 24, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  10. Aug 25, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  11. Aug 26, 2025 Placed on Major State Calendar · lower
  12. Aug 26, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  13. Aug 26, 2025 Postponed · lower
  14. Aug 26, 2025 Laid out as postponed business · lower
  15. Aug 26, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · lower
  16. Aug 26, 2025 Amendment amended · lower
  17. Aug 26, 2025 Amendment adopted as amended · lower
  18. Aug 26, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
  19. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · lower
  20. Aug 26, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  21. Aug 26, 2025 Amended · lower
  22. Aug 26, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
  23. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · lower
  24. Aug 26, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  25. Aug 26, 2025 Amended · lower
  26. Aug 26, 2025 Passed to engrossment as amended · lower
  27. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · lower
  28. Aug 26, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  29. Aug 26, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  30. Aug 26, 2025 Amended · lower
  31. Aug 26, 2025 Passed as amended · lower
  32. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · lower
  33. Aug 26, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  34. Aug 26, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · lower
  35. Aug 26, 2025 Reported engrossed · lower
  36. Aug 26, 2025 Received from the House · upper
  37. Aug 27, 2025 Read first time · upper
  38. Aug 27, 2025 Referred to Finance · upper
  39. Aug 27, 2025 Posting rule suspended · upper
  40. Aug 27, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  41. Aug 27, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  42. Aug 27, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  43. Aug 27, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  44. Aug 27, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  45. Aug 27, 2025 Printing rule suspended · upper
  46. Aug 27, 2025 Ordered not printed · upper
  47. Aug 27, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  48. Aug 27, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  49. Aug 27, 2025 Record vote · upper
  50. Aug 27, 2025 Read 2nd time · upper
  51. Aug 27, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · upper
  52. Aug 27, 2025 Amended · upper
  53. Aug 27, 2025 Record vote · upper
  54. Aug 27, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading as amended · upper
  55. Aug 27, 2025 Record vote · upper
  56. Aug 27, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  57. Aug 27, 2025 Record vote · upper
  58. Aug 27, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  59. Aug 27, 2025 Passed · upper
  60. Aug 27, 2025 Record vote · upper
  61. Aug 27, 2025 Remarks ordered printed · upper
  62. Aug 28, 2025 Senate passage as amended reported · lower
  63. Aug 28, 2025 Senate Amendments distributed · lower
  64. Aug 28, 2025 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · lower
  65. Sep 3, 2025 Point of order withdrawn · lower
  66. Sep 3, 2025 House concurs in Senate amendment(s) · lower
  67. Sep 3, 2025 Record vote · lower
  68. Sep 3, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  69. Sep 3, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · lower
  70. Sep 3, 2025 Text of Senate Amendment(s) · lower
  71. Sep 3, 2025 Reported enrolled · lower
  72. Sep 3, 2025 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported · upper
  73. Sep 3, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  74. Sep 3, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  75. Sep 4, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  76. Sep 17, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  77. Sep 17, 2025 See remarks for effective date · executive
Subjects
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing (I0229)Education--School Districts (I0220)HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)INTERNET (S0130)Interim Studies (I0448)State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)

Text versions (8)

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  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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