HB 3546 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.

HB 3546 allows independent school districts in Texas to change their general election dates for school board officers to the statewide November uniform election date. School districts must adopt a board resolution by December 31, 2030, specifying staggered terms (three or four years) and transition rules for current terms. The change applies only to districts holding elections on non-November dates, with the transition beginning at the next regular election after the resolution. This bill expires January 1, 2036, and repeals prior conflicting provisions in education and election codes. It directly affects school districts seeking to align their election schedules with the state's uniform election cycle.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was converted from a draft format to an official enrolled version with formatting cleanup and minor text adjustments. The substantive legislative content remains unchanged, including the authority for independent school districts to adjust election dates and the repeal of conflicting provisions.
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Removed draft annotations and formatting artifacts while preserving all legislative text and legal provisions.

Added official enrolled version header and certification signatures for Senate and House approval.

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Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
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