When was Texas Senate Bill SB 13 introduced?

SB 13 was introduced on Feb 12, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 13 passed the Senate?

Yes, SB 13 has passed the Senate on Mar 19, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 13 passed the House?

Yes, SB 13 has passed the House on May 28, 2025.

What's the current status of Texas Senate Bill SB 13?

The latest action on SB 13 by the executive was: Sent to the Governor on Jun 03, 2025.

Who introduced Texas Senate Bill SB 13?

SB 13 was introduced by Angela Paxton.

Are voting records available for Texas Senate Bill SB 13?

Yes, there are 8 voting records available for SB 13

Bill tracking in Texas - SB 13 (89 legislative session)

Introduced
Feb 12, 2025
Passed Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Passed House
May 28, 2025
Signed into Law

SB 13

Texas Senate Bill

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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executive • Jun 03, 2025: Sent to the Governor

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Mar 19, 2024, Senate

CSSB 13, Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0

Mar 19, 2024, Senate

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. (Same as previous roll call)

YES: 23

NO: 8

OTHER: 0

May 31, 2024, Senate

SB 13 (81 Yeas, 48 Nays, 2 Present, not voting)

Senator Paxton moved to suspend Senate Rule 12.09(a) to take up for consideration the Conference Committee Report on SB 13 at this time. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

On motion of Senator Paxton, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

CSSB 13, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3580): 87 Yeas, 57 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 87

NO: 57

OTHER: 2

ABSENT: 4

NOT VOTING: 2

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY74FINAL.HTM

May 28, 2025, House

SB 13 was passed by (Record 3921): 86 Yeas, 55 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 86

NO: 55

OTHER: 2

ABSENT: 7

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Landgraf(C)

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https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY76FINAL.HTM

May 31, 2025, House

The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SB 13 prevailed by (Record 4115): 81 Yeas, 48 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 81

NO: 48

OTHER: 2

ABSENT: 19

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Vasut(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY79FINAL.HTM

Actions

Jun 03, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
Jun 02, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
Jun 02, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
Jun 03, 2025 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025 | Senate
- House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 | House
- Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended
- Record vote
- Senate adopts conference committee report
- Record vote
May 31, 2025 | House
- House adopts conference committee report
- Record vote RV#4115
May 30, 2025 | House
- Conf. Comm. Report distributed
May 30, 2025 | Senate
- House grants request for conf comm-reported
- House appoints conferees-reported
- Conference committee report filed
May 30, 2025 | House
- House grants request for conference committee
- House appoints conferees
May 29, 2025 | House
- Senate refuses to concur-reported
- Senate requests conference committee-reported
- Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 29, 2025 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate refuses to concur
- Senate requests conference committee
- Senate appoints conferees
May 28, 2025 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
May 28, 2025 | House
- Rules suspended
- Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- Laid out as postponed business
- Passed
- Record vote RV#3921
May 27, 2025 | House
- Rules suspended
- Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- Read 3rd time
- Postponed 5/28/25 8:00 AM
May 26, 2025 | House
- Placed on Major State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Postponed 5/26/25 3:15 PM
- Laid out as postponed business
- Amended 1-Buckley
- Record vote RV#3573
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment tabled 2-Zwiener
- Record vote RV#3574
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment tabled 3-Hinojosa
- Record vote RV#3575
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment tabled 4-Gámez
- Record vote RV#3576
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amended 5-Cunningham
- Record vote RV#3577
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment fails of adoption 6-Money
- Record vote RV#3578
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment tabled 7-V. Jones
- Record vote RV#3579
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered 8-Patterson
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
- Amendment withdrawn 8-Patterson
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#3580
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 24, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
May 23, 2025 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
May 22, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
May 16, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
May 07, 2025 | House
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
May 06, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/06/2025
Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Statement(s) submitted
- Reported engrossed
Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 02/27/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

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