2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature

SB13

Legislative Summary

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

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Bill History

2/12/2025

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Senate

2/12/2025

Filed

Senate

2/13/2025

Read first time

Senate

2/13/2025

Referred to Education K-16

Senate

2/27/2025

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

2/27/2025

Considered in public hearing

Senate

2/27/2025

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

2/27/2025

Left pending in committee

Senate

3/4/2025

Considered in public hearing

Senate

3/4/2025

Vote taken in committee

Senate

3/5/2025

Reported favorably as substituted

Senate

3/5/2025

Committee report printed and distributed

Senate

3/18/2025

Placed on intent calendar

Senate

3/19/2025

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

3/19/2025

Record vote

Senate

3/19/2025

Read 2nd time

Senate

3/19/2025

Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton

Senate

3/19/2025

Amended

Senate

3/19/2025

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

3/19/2025

Passed to engrossment as amended

Senate

3/19/2025

Record vote

Senate

3/19/2025

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

3/19/2025

Record vote

Senate

3/19/2025

Read 3rd time

Senate

3/19/2025

Passed

Senate

3/19/2025

Record vote

Senate

3/19/2025

Statement(s) submitted

Senate

3/19/2025

Reported engrossed

Senate

3/20/2025

Received from the Senate

House of Representatives

4/9/2025

Read first time

House of Representatives

4/9/2025

Referred to Public Education

House of Representatives

5/6/2025

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

House of Representatives

5/7/2025

Considered in public hearing

House of Representatives

5/7/2025

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

House of Representatives

5/7/2025

Left pending in committee

House of Representatives

5/16/2025

Considered in formal meeting

House of Representatives

5/16/2025

Committee substitute considered in committee

House of Representatives

5/16/2025

Reported favorably as substituted

House of Representatives

5/22/2025

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

House of Representatives

5/22/2025

Committee report distributed

House of Representatives

5/23/2025

Committee report sent to Calendars

House of Representatives

5/24/2025

Considered in Calendars

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Placed on Major State Calendar

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Read 2nd time

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Postponed 5/26/25 3:15 PM

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Laid out as postponed business

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amended 1-Buckley

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3573

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment tabled 2-Zwiener

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3574

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment tabled 3-Hinojosa

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3575

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment tabled 4-Gámez

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3576

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amended 5-Cunningham

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3577

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment fails of adoption 6-Money

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3578

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment tabled 7-V. Jones

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3579

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment(s) offered 8-Patterson

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Amendment withdrawn 8-Patterson

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Record vote RV#3580

House of Representatives

5/26/2025

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House of Representatives

5/27/2025

Rules suspended

House of Representatives

5/27/2025

Additional sponsor(s) authorized

House of Representatives

5/27/2025

Read 3rd time

House of Representatives

5/27/2025

Postponed 5/28/25 8:00 AM

House of Representatives

5/28/2025

Rules suspended

House of Representatives

5/28/2025

Additional sponsor(s) authorized

House of Representatives

5/28/2025

Laid out as postponed business

House of Representatives

5/28/2025

Passed

House of Representatives

5/28/2025

Record vote RV#3921

House of Representatives

5/28/2025

House passage as amended reported

Senate

5/29/2025

House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

Senate

5/29/2025

Read

Senate

5/29/2025

Senate refuses to concur

Senate

5/29/2025

Senate requests conference committee

Senate

5/29/2025

Senate appoints conferees

Senate

5/29/2025

Senate refuses to concur-reported

House of Representatives

5/29/2025

Senate requests conference committee-reported

House of Representatives

5/29/2025

Senate appoints conferees-reported

House of Representatives

5/30/2025

House grants request for conference committee

House of Representatives

5/30/2025

House appoints conferees

House of Representatives

5/30/2025

House grants request for conf comm-reported

Senate

5/30/2025

House appoints conferees-reported

Senate

5/30/2025

Conference committee report filed

Senate

5/30/2025

Conf. Comm. Report distributed

House of Representatives

5/31/2025

House adopts conference committee report

House of Representatives

5/31/2025

Record vote

House of Representatives

5/31/2025

Rules suspended

Senate

5/31/2025

Record vote

Senate

5/31/2025

Senate adopts conference committee report

Senate

5/31/2025

Record vote

Senate

5/31/2025

Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

House of Representatives

5/31/2025

House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

Senate

Amendments

House Amendment (H 2) 8-Patterson

5/26/2025Not Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley

5/26/2025Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 2-Zwiener

5/26/2025Not Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 3-Hinojosa

5/26/2025Not Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 4-Gámez

5/26/2025Not Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 5-Cunningham

5/26/2025Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 6-Money

5/26/2025Not Adopted

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House Amendment (H 2) 7-Jones, Venton

5/26/2025Not Adopted

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Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Paxton

3/19/2025Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

Laid out as postponed business RV#3921

5/28/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Amendment tabled RV#3574

5/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Amendment tabled RV#3575

5/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Amendment tabled RV#3576

5/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

RV#3577

5/26/2025

143

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Amendment fails of adoption RV#3578

5/26/2025

Yea

101

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: FAILED

Amendment tabled RV#3579

5/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Amendment withdrawn RV#3580

5/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

RV#3573

5/26/2025

117

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Vote recorded in Journal

3/19/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Vote recorded in Journal

3/19/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Read 3rd time

3/19/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

3/19/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

3/19/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

3/19/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Engrossed(3/19/2025)

Chamber

Senate

SB13

Legislative Summary

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Bill History

Amendments

House Amendment (H 2) 8-Patterson

House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley

House Amendment (H 2) 2-Zwiener

House Amendment (H 2) 3-Hinojosa

House Amendment (H 2) 4-Gámez

House Amendment (H 2) 5-Cunningham

House Amendment (H 2) 6-Money

House Amendment (H 2) 7-Jones, Venton

Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Paxton

Roll Call Votes

Status Information

Sponsors

Primary Sponsor

Co-Sponsors (23)

Documents

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