SB111

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Bob Hall (R)
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Caption: Relating to transparency in special education legal proceedings involving a school district and a limit on legal fees that may be spent by a school district in special education legal proceedings.
Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $1,373,986.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Co-authors: Bettencourt (R); Campbell (R); King (R)

Nov 12, 2024


(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 3, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Posting rule suspended
 

Apr 29, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 1, 2025


(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) King signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

May 6, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 7, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 8, 2025


(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 9, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Record vote

20250512_SB111_E: Yea 25 (R 20, D 5) - Nay 5 (R 0, D 5)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; West

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250512_SB111_3R: Yea 25 (R 20, D 5) - Nay 5 (R 0, D 5)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Johnson; West

Absent - Gutierrez

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Abigail Baiza for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Chevalier for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Crystal White for Texas Association of Community Schools (TACS)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jessica Rutherford for self (with Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE))
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Judith Kaplan for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Laurie Solis for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Susan Stewart for self
 

For

(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Carol Caron for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Courtney Morey for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Edgar Pacheco for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Hannah Wier for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Jeremiah Stoker for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Thresa Lohmann for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Cole Glosser for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Aleman for Disability Rights Texas
 

On

(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Steve Swanson for self
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jean Mayer for self (with Pflugerville ISD)
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kristin McGuire for Texas Education Agency



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