Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 991
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- González, Mary (Democratic)
- Moody (Democratic)
- VanDeaver
- Garcia, Linda (Democratic)
Cosponsors (4)
- Bhojani (Democratic)
- Morales Shaw (Democratic)
- Morales, Eddie (Democratic)
- Plesa (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 20, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - Jun 20, 2025
Signed by the Governor - May 22, 2025
Sent to the Governor - May 22, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled - May 21, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported - May 21, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 21, 2025 · House
Passed - May 21, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 20, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 20, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 20, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading - May 20, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 20, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 16, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 10, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 10, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 10, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 1, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 1, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Public Education - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Laid before the Senate - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Placed on local & uncontested calendar - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Education K-16 - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate