Bill:  HB 1481 
Legislative Session: 89(R)
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
Author:Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Coauthor:Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | Bucy | Bumgarner | Button | Cole | Cook | Cortez | Craddick | Curry | Davis, Aicha | Dean | DeAyala | Gámez | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Garcia, Linda | Gates | Gerdes | Geren | Goodwin | Guerra | Guillen | Harless | Harris | Hayes | Hefner | Hernandez | Hull | Kerwin | King | Kitzman | Lalani | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Longoria | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Louderback | Lujan | Manuel | Martinez | Martinez Fischer | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Metcalf | Meyer | Meza | Money | Moody | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie | Morgan | Noble | Olcott | Oliverson | Orr | Paul | Perez, Mary Ann | Phelan | Plesa | Raymond | Richardson | Rosenthal | Schatzline | Simmons | Smithee | Spiller | Tepper | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Villalobos | Virdell | Walle | Wharton | Wilson | Zwiener
Sponsor:Creighton
Cosponsor:Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | Parker | Sparks | West
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
Companion:SB 2365 by Creighton, Very Similar
House Committee:Public Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=12   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Education K-16
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective immediately      06/20/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     7611
E   Sent to the Governor      05/28/2025     7133
S   Signed in the Senate      05/27/2025     2834
H   Signed in the House      05/27/2025     6354
H   Reported enrolled      05/26/2025   04:08 PM  6357
H   Senate passage reported      05/26/2025     6092
S   Record vote      05/25/2025     2638
S   Passed      05/25/2025     2638
S   Read 3rd time      05/25/2025     2638
S   Record vote      05/25/2025     2638
S   Three day rule suspended      05/25/2025     2638
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2025     2638
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/25/2025     2638
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/25/2025     2638
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/25/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/25/2025     2664
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/22/2025   02:50 PM 
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/22/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/22/2025     2433
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/22/2025     2431
S   Vote taken in committee      05/21/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/21/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/21/2025     2355
S   Left pending in committee      05/20/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/20/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/20/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/20/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/20/2025     2310
S   Referred to Education K-16      05/06/2025     1797
S   Read first time      05/06/2025     1797
S   Received from the House      04/24/2025     1486
H   Reported engrossed      04/24/2025   02:08 PM  2009
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/24/2025     1856
H   Record vote   RV#470   04/24/2025     1855
H   Passed      04/24/2025     1855
H   Read 3rd time      04/24/2025     1855
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/23/2025     1806
H   Record vote   RV#425   04/23/2025     1806
H   Passed to engrossment      04/23/2025     1806
H   Read 2nd time      04/23/2025     1806
H   Placed on General State Calendar      04/23/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/17/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/08/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      04/08/2025   04:09 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/08/2025     1092
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/03/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/03/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/03/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      03/18/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/18/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/18/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/18/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/18/2025    
H   Referred to Public Education      03/11/2025   03:26 PM  498
H   Read first time      03/11/2025     498
H   Filed      12/02/2024