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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB568

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Paul Bettencourt
Co-sponsors
Charles CreightonPeter FloresJose MenendezMayes MiddletonTan ParkerAngela PaxtonRoyce WestJudith ZaffiriniCarol AlvaradoCesar BlancoDonna CampbellMolly CookBrent HagenbuchJuan HinojosaJoan HuffmanPhil KingLois KolkhorstCharles PerryBrad Buckley

Legislative progress

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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee substitute May 20, 2025 House committee reassignment May 26, 2025 House committee substitute May 26, 2025 Enrolled June 2, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025 Became law June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

April 7, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay · 1 absent

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April 7, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay · 1 absent

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May 28, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3832

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

141 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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May 31, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay

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May 31, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay

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June 1, 2025 · House

House adopts conference committee report RV#4139

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

126 yea–6 nay · 1 not voting · 17 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 See remarks for effective date
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#4139 View roll call
  10. House House adopts conference committee report
  11. House House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 1501
  12. House Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  13. Senate Record vote
  14. Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
  15. Senate Record vote
  16. Senate Rules suspended
  17. Senate Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 709
  18. Senate Conference committee report filed
  19. House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
  20. Senate House appoints conferees-reported
  21. Senate House grants request for conf comm-reported
  22. House House appoints conferees
  23. House House grants request for conference committee
  24. House Senate appoints conferees-reported
  25. House Senate requests conference committee-reported
  26. House Senate refuses to concur-reported
  27. Senate Senate appoints conferees
  28. Senate Senate requests conference committee
  29. Senate Senate refuses to concur
  30. Senate Read
  31. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  32. Senate House passage as amended reported
  33. House Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  34. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  35. House Record vote RV#3832 View roll call
  36. House Passed View roll call
  37. House Read 3rd time
  38. House Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  39. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  40. House Read 2nd time
  41. House Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  42. House Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  43. House Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  44. House Committee report distributed
  45. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  46. House Reported favorably as substituted
  47. House Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  48. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  49. House Considered in formal meeting
  50. House Recommitted to committee
  51. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  52. House Committee report distributed
  53. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  54. House Reported favorably as substituted
  55. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  56. House Considered in public hearing
  57. House Referred to Public Education
  58. House Read first time
  59. House Received from the Senate
  60. Senate Reported engrossed
  61. Senate Record vote
  62. Senate Passed
  63. Senate Read 3rd time
  64. Senate Record vote
  65. Senate Three day rule suspended
  66. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  67. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  68. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  69. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  70. Senate Co-author authorized
  71. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  72. Senate Co-author authorized
  73. Senate Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
  74. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  75. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  76. Senate Vote taken in committee
  77. Senate Considered in public hearing
  78. Senate Left pending in committee
  79. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  80. Senate Considered in public hearing
  81. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  82. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  83. Senate Read first time
  84. Senate Filed
  85. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1896417
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB568.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00