Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.
SB 207 allows public school students in Texas to be excused from school for mental health care appointments with licensed professionals, provided they return to school on the same day. It directly affects public school districts, requiring them to excuse these absences under Section 25.087(b)(2) of the Education Code. The key provision mandates that students must attend the appointment and return to school the same day, with no requirement for prior parental notification beyond standard health care appointment documentation. The bill applies starting the 2025-2026 school year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 12, 2024
Signed May 30, 2025
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This bill text was converted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with minor formatting cleanup. The substantive policy content regarding excused absences for mental health care appointments remains unchanged from the original draft.
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Removed draft markers like 'A207' and 'AAPaxton, et al.' from the header and replaced with standard enrolled bill formatting.
Cleaned up inconsistent spacing and removed placeholder text like '1[...]1' that indicated draft editing marks.
Added note about digital content accessibility standards update (WCAG 2.1) at the top of the document.
Floor votes · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
17
Committee
13
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 18, 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
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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