2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB1481
Legislative Summary
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
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Bill History
12/2/2024
Filed
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Referred to Public Education
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Passed to engrossment
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Record vote RV#425
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Record vote RV#470
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Received from the House
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Read 3rd time RV#470
4/24/2025
128
Yea
17
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time RV#425
4/23/2025
136
Yea
10
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 57
Democrat: 30
Primary Sponsor
Caroline Fairly
Republican
Co-Sponsors (86)
Jared Patterson
Republican
James Talarico
Democrat
Brad Buckley
Republican
Daniel Alders
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Salman Bhojani
Democrat
Greg Bonnen
Republican
John Bucy
Democrat
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
Sheryl Cole
Democrat
David Cook
Republican
Philip Cortez
Democrat
Tom Craddick
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Aicha Davis
Democrat
Jay Dean
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Erin Gamez
Democrat
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
Democrat
Linda Garcia
Democrat
Gary Gates
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Charlie Geren
Republican
Vikki Goodwin
Democrat
Robert Guerra
Democrat
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Ana Hernandez
Democrat
Lacey Hull
Republican
Ann Johnson
Democrat
Helen Kerwin
Republican
Ken King
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Suleman Lalani
Democrat
Stan Lambert
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Jeff Leach
Republican
Oscar Longoria
Democrat
Janie Lopez
Republican
Ray Lopez
Democrat
AJ Louderback
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Christian Manuel
Democrat
Armando Martinez
Democrat
Trey Martinez Fischer
Democrat
Don McLaughlin
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Morgan Meyer
Republican
Terry Meza
Democrat
Brent Money
Republican
Joseph Moody
Democrat
Penny Morales Shaw
Democrat
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Candy Noble
Republican
Mike Olcott
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Mary Perez
Democrat
Dade Phelan
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Jon Rosenthal
Democrat
Nate Schatzline
Republican
Lauren Ashley Simmons
Democrat
John Smithee
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Tony Tinderholt
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Gary Vandeaver
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Armando Walle
Democrat
Trey Wharton
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican
Erin Zwiener
Democrat