SB 111 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to reporting by school districts regarding special education legal proceedings in which a certain amount of legal fees has been incurred by the district.

SB 111 requires Texas school districts to report monthly on special education lawsuits where legal fees exceed $10,000. Districts must post on their websites and submit to the state agency details including the lawsuit's general subject matter and total fees incurred. The state agency must then compile and publicly post aggregated statewide data and district-specific information. The bill was reported adversely by the Education Committee on May 7, 2025, with a 10-1 vote, meaning it did not advance to the full legislature.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 12, 2024 Last action May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 12, 2025
MINOR
This bill was reformatted from a draft introduction to an official engrossed version, with minor text cleanup and reorganization. The core policy content remains unchanged, focusing on special education legal fee limits and reporting requirements.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and presentation updates.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations and page numbers, added official bill header information including sponsor name and bill number.

Cleaned up inconsistent spacing and formatting throughout the document for official publication.

Inserted accessibility standards note at the top of the document regarding WCAG 2.1 compliance.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2025

How they voted

245
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
May 12, 2025
D Democratic10
4 Yea 5 Nay 1
50% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors