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SB 8
  • Introduced
    Aug 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 12, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 8
Texas Senate Bill
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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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Senate • Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
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Aug 12, 2025, Senate
SB 8 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 6.
YES: 22
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 22

NO: 6

ABSENT: 2

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Aug 12, 2025, Senate
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 8 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 5.
YES: 23
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 23

NO: 5

ABSENT: 2

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  • Aug 12, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
    • Laid before the Senate
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Bettencourt
    • Amended
    • Vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment(s) offered FA2 Bettencourt
    • Amended
    • Vote recorded in Journal
    • Passed to engrossment as amended
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Reported engrossed
  • Aug 06, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/06/2025
    • Posting rule suspended
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Vote taken in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • Aug 04, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Education K-16
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