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SB769

Signed by Governor
Authored by Jose Menendez (D)
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Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.
Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican

Texas Policy Research Priority #1: TPR Vote Recommendation OPPOSED

SB 769 mandates the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to prepare and submit a report to the Texas Legislature by September 1, 2026, detailing enrollment and success rates for students with disabilities in higher education. The report will cover data on enrollment figures, barriers to access, institutional policies that aid student success, accessibility of services and accommodations, adequacy of informational resources for students on their rights, and recommendations for legislative or institutional action. Institutions of higher education will provide relevant data to THECB as needed. The reporting requirement expires on September 1, 2027.

Co-authors: Blanco (D); Paxton (R)
Sponsors: Gonzalez, M. (D)

Jan 13, 2025


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

Feb 7, 2025


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

Mar 20, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 8, 2025


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

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 16, 2025


(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Gonzalez, M. amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#825: Yea 95 (R 36, D 59) - Nay 49 (R 48, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wu

Nay - Alders; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Gates; Gonzalez, J.; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Lowe; McLaughlin

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

David Lowe: "When Record No. 825 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jessica Gonzalez: "When Record No. 825 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 30, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#944: Yea 97 (R 40, D 57) - Nay 43 (R 42, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Cain; Canales; Cook; Dorazio; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton

Absent - Davis, A.; LaHood; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

David Spiller: "When Record No. 944 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jared Patterson: "When Record No. 944 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 7, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote

20250507_SB769_FA1: Yea 28 (R 17, D 11) - Nay 3 (R 3, D 0)

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

Nay - Hall; Hughes; Sparks

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(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 8, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 20, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25
 


(S) Gonzalez, M. signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kathryn Silver for self
 

For

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Sabrina Gonzalez Saucedo for ARC of Texas
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Chevalier for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Ashley Harris for United Way
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jessica Hagerty for National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Priscilla Camacho for Alamo Colleges District
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Aleman for Disability Rights Texas
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Susan Stewart for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Tracy Johnson for Democrats for Education Reform (DFER)
 

On

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Zenobia Joseph for self



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