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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB1481

Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Caroline Fairly
Co-sponsors
Jared PattersonJames TalaricoBrad BuckleyAnn JohnsonDaniel AldersJeff BarryCecil BellKeith BellSalman BhojaniGreg BonnenJohn BucyBen BumgarnerAngie ButtonSheryl ColeDavid CookPhilip CortezTom CraddickPat CurryAicha DavisJay DeanMano DeAyalaErin GamezCassandra Garcia HernandezLinda GarciaGary GatesStan GerdesCharlie GerenVikki GoodwinRobert GuerraRyan GuillenSam HarlessCody HarrisRichard HayesCole HefnerAna HernandezLacey HullHelen KerwinKen KingStan KitzmanSuleman LalaniStan LambertBrooks LandgrafJeff LeachOscar LongoriaJanie LopezRay LopezAJ LouderbackJohn LujanChristian ManuelArmando MartinezTrey Martinez FischerDon McLaughlinJohn McQueeneyWilliam MetcalfMorgan MeyerTerry MezaBrent MoneyJoseph MoodyPenny Morales ShawEddie MoralesMatt MorganCandy NobleMike OlcottTom OliversonAngelia OrrDennis PaulMary PerezDade PhelanMihaela PlesaRichard RaymondKeresa RichardsonJon RosenthalNate SchatzlineLauren Ashley SimmonsJohn SmitheeDavid SpillerCarl TepperTony TinderholtSteve TothGary VandeaverDenise VillalobosWesley VirdellArmando WalleTrey WhartonTerry WilsonErin ZwienerCharles CreightonDonna CampbellAdam HinojosaLois KolkhorstJose MenendezTan ParkerKevin SparksRoyce West

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 18, 2025 House committee substitute April 3, 2025 Enrolled May 26, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 23, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#425

Passed

136 yea–10 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 24, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#470

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

128 yea–17 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective immediately
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate passage reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Senate Read 3rd time
  11. Senate Record vote
  12. Senate Three day rule suspended
  13. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  14. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  15. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  16. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  17. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  18. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  19. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  20. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  21. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  22. Senate Vote taken in committee
  23. Senate Considered in public hearing
  24. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  25. Senate Left pending in committee
  26. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  27. Senate Considered in public hearing
  28. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  29. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  30. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  31. Senate Read first time
  32. Senate Received from the House
  33. House Reported engrossed
  34. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  35. House Record vote RV#470 View roll call
  36. House Passed View roll call
  37. House Read 3rd time
  38. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  39. House Record vote RV#425 View roll call
  40. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  41. House Read 2nd time
  42. House Placed on General State Calendar
  43. House Considered in Calendars
  44. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  45. House Committee report distributed
  46. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  47. House Reported favorably as substituted
  48. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  49. House Considered in formal meeting
  50. House Left pending in committee
  51. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  52. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  53. House Considered in public hearing
  54. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  55. House Referred to Public Education
  56. House Read first time
  57. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1893313
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB1481.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00