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HB 1481 TX
Became Law

Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

TX · session 89R · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 2, 2024

Latest action (Jun 20, 2025) Effective immediately

Sponsors (6)
  • Fairly Republican · primary
  • Patterson Republican · primary
  • Talarico Democratic · primary
  • Buckley Republican · primary
  • Johnson · primary
  • Creighton · primary
89 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (56)
  1. Dec 2, 2024 Filed · lower
  2. Mar 11, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Mar 11, 2025 Referred to Public Education · lower
  4. Mar 18, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Mar 18, 2025 Committee substitute considered in committee · lower
  6. Mar 18, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  7. Mar 18, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower
  8. Apr 3, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  9. Apr 3, 2025 Committee substitute considered in committee · lower
  10. Apr 3, 2025 Reported favorably as substituted · lower
  11. Apr 8, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  12. Apr 8, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  13. Apr 8, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  14. Apr 17, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  15. Apr 23, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  16. Apr 23, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  17. Apr 23, 2025 Passed to engrossment · lower
  18. Apr 23, 2025 Record vote · lower
  19. Apr 23, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  20. Apr 24, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  21. Apr 24, 2025 Passed · lower
  22. Apr 24, 2025 Record vote · lower
  23. Apr 24, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  24. Apr 24, 2025 Reported engrossed · lower
  25. Apr 24, 2025 Received from the House · upper
  26. May 6, 2025 Read first time · upper
  27. May 6, 2025 Referred to Education K-16 · upper
  28. May 20, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  29. May 20, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  30. May 20, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  31. May 20, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  32. May 20, 2025 Left pending in committee · upper
  33. May 21, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  34. May 21, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  35. May 21, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  36. May 22, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  37. May 22, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  38. May 22, 2025 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · upper
  39. May 22, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  40. May 25, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  41. May 25, 2025 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  42. May 25, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  43. May 25, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · upper
  44. May 25, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  45. May 25, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  46. May 25, 2025 Record vote · upper
  47. May 25, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  48. May 25, 2025 Passed · upper
  49. May 25, 2025 Record vote · upper
  50. May 26, 2025 Senate passage reported · lower
  51. May 26, 2025 Reported enrolled · lower
  52. May 27, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  53. May 27, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  54. May 28, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  55. Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  56. Jun 20, 2025 Effective immediately · executive
Subjects
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)Education--School Districts (I0220)

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