SB1447

In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Jose Menendez (D)
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Caption: Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.
Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Primary authors: Menendez (D); Zaffirini (D)
Sponsors: Bernal (D)

Feb 19, 2025


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

Mar 6, 2025


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

Mar 11, 2025


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

Mar 13, 2025


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

Mar 17, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Mar 19, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 24, 2025


(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250324_SB1447_2R: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 0 (R 0, 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; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Absent - Miles

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

20250324_SB1447_3R: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 0 (R 0, 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; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Absent - Miles

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 25, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

May 20, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 21, 2025


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

May 22, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 


(S) Bernal signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Alexander Zaibaq for Disability Rights Texas
(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Alexander Zaibaq for Disability Rights Texas
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Amber Jones for self (with Texas AFL-CIO)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Chevalier for TCASE
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Andrea Chevalier for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bianca Arvin for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Carrie Griffith for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Cole Glosser for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jacquie Benestante for self (with Autism Society of Texas)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as James Hallamek for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Karen Marshall for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelsey Kling for Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kelsey Kling for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT))
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Mercedes Bristol for self (with Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Paige Williams for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Quinn McCall for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Raif Calvert for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Sabrina Gonzalez Saucedo for ARC of Texas
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Sabrina Gonzalez Saucedo for ARC of Texas
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Susan Stewart for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Tricia Cave for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
 

On

(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Eric Marin for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as John Mckiernan-Gonzalez for self
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kristin McGuire for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kristin McGuire for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Shane Sexton for Texas Education Agency



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