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State Government / Texas / Legislation / SB 8

SB 8Session 891SenatePassed a vote

Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

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Latest development · Aug 12, 2025

Reported engrossed

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Session
891
Introduced
Aug 4, 2025
Latest passage
Aug 12, 2025
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

EducationLabor & EmploymentTechnology & Communications

Source subjects

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (S0134)CONSERVATORSHIP (S0683)EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086)Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing (I0229)Education--School Districts (I0220)HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)INTERNET (S0130)Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBettencourt
Primary sponsorBlanco
Primary sponsorCampbell
Primary sponsor

Creighton

Primary sponsorHagenbuch
Primary sponsorHall
Primary sponsorHinojosa, Adam
Primary sponsorHuffman
Primary sponsorHughes
Primary sponsor

King

Primary sponsorMiddleton
Primary sponsorPaxton
Primary sponsorSparks
cosponsorBirdwell
cosponsor

Flores

cosponsorKolkhorst
cosponsorParker
cosponsorPerry
cosponsorSchwertner

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

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  1. Aug 12, 2025

    Reported engrossed

    Senate
  2. Aug 12, 2025

    Record vote

    Senate
  3. Aug 12, 2025

    Passed

    PassageSenate
  4. Aug 12, 2025

    Read 3rd time

    Reading 3Senate
  5. Aug 12, 2025

    Record vote

    Senate
  6. Aug 12, 2025

    Three day rule suspended

    Senate
  7. Aug 12, 2025

    Record vote

    Senate
  8. Aug 12, 2025

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    Amendment PassageSenate
  9. Aug 12, 2025

    Vote recorded in Journal

    Senate
  10. Aug 12, 2025

    Amended

    Amendment PassageSenate
  11. Aug 12, 2025

    Amendment(s) offered

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  12. Aug 12, 2025

    Vote recorded in Journal

    Senate
  13. Aug 12, 2025

    Amended

    Amendment PassageSenate
  14. Aug 12, 2025

    Amendment(s) offered

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  15. Aug 12, 2025

    Read 2nd time

    Reading 2Senate
  16. Aug 12, 2025

    Laid before the Senate

    ReceiptSenate
  17. Aug 12, 2025

    Co-author authorized

    Senate
  18. Aug 6, 2025

    Committee report printed and distributed

    Senate
  19. Aug 6, 2025

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  20. Aug 6, 2025

    Vote taken in committee

    Senate
  21. Aug 6, 2025

    Testimony taken in committee

    Senate
  22. Aug 6, 2025

    Considered in public hearing

    Senate
  23. Aug 6, 2025

    Posting rule suspended

    Senate
  24. Aug 6, 2025

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Senate
  25. Aug 4, 2025

    Referred to Education K-16

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  26. Aug 4, 2025

    Read first time

    IntroductionReading 1Senate
  27. Aug 4, 2025

    Filed

    FilingSenate
  28. Aug 4, 2025

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    FilingIntroductionSenate

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