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Introduced
Feb 07, 2023
Passed Senate
Apr 25, 2023
Passed House
May 09, 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 18, 2023

SB 763

Texas Senate Bill

Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains.

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executive • Jun 18, 2023: Effective on 9/1/23

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Comments on SB 763

Ann Tung wrote 5 months ago

If the chaplains have same training and qualification as the regular counselors, then that's fine. However, this bill does not make sure the chaplains have the same abilities ... we don't need someone to guide kids in religion matters at schools (that's why they go to churches and can talk to the priests there), we need people to help kids to plan their future in their career paths.

Audra Boyd wrote 4 months ago

This bill goes against church and state laws. This bill is not fair to all students, segregates and condemns students of different beliefs, and should not be put in school systems. Especially uncertified and untrained!

Patricia Fulgencio wrote 4 months ago

Chaplains are not fully prepared to work with children. Many have never worked with children. What about background checks for them? I work at a school and have a wonderful counselor that knows about dealing with children. Crazy idea!!

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Apr 24, 2023, Senate

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows

Apr 24, 2023, Senate

CSSB 763, Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11.

Apr 24, 2023, Senate

CSSB 763 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11.

Apr 25, 2023, Senate

CSSB 763, Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 12.

May 08, 2023, House

SB 763, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1280): 84 Yeas, 54 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

YES: 84

NO: 54

ABSENT: 11

NOT VOTING: 1

Mr. Speaker(C)

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https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/88R/HTML/88RDAY58FINAL.HTM

Actions

Jun 18, 2023 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective on 9/1/23
May 29, 2023 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
May 26, 2023 | House
- Signed in the House
May 25, 2023 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
- Signed in the Senate
May 24, 2023 | Senate
- House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 24, 2023 | House
- House adopts conference committee report
- Record vote RV#2078
May 23, 2023 | House
- Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 23, 2023 | Senate
- Senate adopts conference committee report
- Record vote
May 19, 2023 | House
- Conf. Comm. Report distributed
May 19, 2023 | Senate
- Conference committee report filed
May 15, 2023 | Senate
- House grants request for conf comm-reported
- House appoints conferees-reported
May 15, 2023 | House
- House grants request for conference committee
- House appoints conferees
May 11, 2023 | House
- Senate refuses to concur-reported
- Senate requests conference committee-reported
- Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 11, 2023 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate refuses to concur
- Senate requests conference committee
- Senate appoints conferees
May 10, 2023 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
May 09, 2023 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Postponed 5/9/23 6:00 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amendment fails of adoption 1-Rose
- Record vote RV#1382
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Passed
- Record vote RV#1383
May 08, 2023 | House
- Laid out in lieu of companion HB 3614
- Read 2nd time
- Amended 1-Talarico
- Amendment fails of adoption 2-Wu
- Record vote RV#1276
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 3-Talarico
- Record vote RV#1277
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 4-Wu
- Record vote RV#1278
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amended 5-Hinojosa
- Amendment fails of adoption 6-Zwiener
- Record vote RV#1279
- Amended 7-Hinojosa
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#1280
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 06, 2023 | House
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
May 05, 2023 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 02, 2023 | House
- Considered in public hearing
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 28, 2023 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Apr 27, 2023 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
Apr 26, 2023 | House
- Received from the Senate
Apr 25, 2023 | Senate
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Reported engrossed
Apr 24, 2023 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Middleton
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote
Apr 20, 2023 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Apr 19, 2023 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Apr 17, 2023 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 12, 2023 | Senate
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
Apr 05, 2023 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/05/2023
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
Mar 23, 2023 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Mar 08, 2023 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Mar 01, 2023 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Education
Feb 07, 2023 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB763