SB605

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Royce West (D)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.
Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Menendez (D)

Dec 13, 2024


(S) West 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
 

Mar 25, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


(S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 7, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250414_SB605_E: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Middleton

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250414_SB605_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Middleton

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Alison Brock for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Amy Beneski for Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Colby Nichols for Texas Association of Community Schools (TACS)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Garry Jones for Democrats for Education Reform (DFER)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as HD Chambers for Texas School Alliance
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Heather Sheffield for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as James Hallamek for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kelsey Kling for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT))
 

On

(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bryce Adams for self (with Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Eric Marin for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Marian Schutte for Texas Education Agency



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