Relating to the use of individual graduation committees and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 9, 2021
Signed Jun 7, 2021
Floor votes · House May 23, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
8
Jun 7, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 24, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 24, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 24, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 23, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (125-0-3)
house
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 18, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DH
Dan Huberty
RRepublican
P
David Spiller
RRepublican
P
KS
Kel Seliger
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Borris Miles
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
Charles Perry
RRepublican
Co
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
Co
DB
Dawn Buckingham
RRepublican
Co
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
Co
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
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