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TX SB8 (2023)
Relating to public education, including parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials and the establishment of an education savings account program.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Relating to public education, including parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials and the establishment of an education savings account…
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Session
- 88th Legislature Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed one chamber Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Don't Say Gay: K12Don't Say Trans: K12Forced Outing By SchoolsOpt-In LGBTQ Education
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Mar 10, 2023)(opens another site)
- Comm Sub text (Mar 30, 2023)(opens another site)
- Engrossed text (Apr 7, 2023)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate | |
| Senate | Filed | |
| Senate | Read first time | |
| Senate | Referred to Education | |
| Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | |
| Senate | Considered in public hearing | |
| Senate | Testimony taken in committee | |
| Senate | Left pending in committee | |
| Senate | Considered in public hearing | |
| Senate | Vote taken in committee | |
| Senate | Reported favorably as substituted | |
| Senate | Committee report printed and distributed | |
| Senate | Placed on intent calendar | |
| Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Read 2nd time | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA3 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA4 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA5 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA6 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA7 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA8 Hancock | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA9 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA10 Campbell | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA11 Paxton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA12 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA13 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA14 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA15 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA16 Gutierrez | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA17 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA18 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA19 Miles | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA20 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA21 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA22 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA23 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amendment to amendment offered FA24 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amendment amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment adopted as amended FA24 Creighton | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA25 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA26 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA27 Middleton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA28 Menéndez | |
| Senate | Amendment fails of adoption | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA29 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Passed to engrossment as amended | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Read 3rd time | |
| Senate | Passed | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Statement(s) submitted | |
| Senate | Reported engrossed | |
| House | Received from the Senate | |
| House | Read first time | |
| House | Referred to Public Education | |
| House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | |
| House | Considered in public hearing | |
| House | Committee substitute considered in committee | |
| House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | |
| House | Left pending in committee |
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