Texas · 892
HB 8
Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
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Summary AI-generated
Texas HB 8 relates to public school accountability and transparency by proposing the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption of assessment instruments in public schools. The bill addresses indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the accountability system. It also covers a grant program for school district local accountability plans and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions.
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Sponsors + 59 cosponsors
- Brad Buckley Republican lead
- Brooks Landgraf Republican lead
- Keith Bell Republican lead
- Paul Bettencourt Republican lead
- Terry Wilson Republican lead
- Will Metcalf Republican lead
- Adam Hinojosa Republican
- A.J. Louderback Republican
- Alan Schoolcraft Republican
- Angela Paxton Republican
- Angelia Orr Republican
- Angie Button Republican
- Ben Bumgarner Republican
- Bob Hall Republican
- Brent Hagenbuch Republican
- Brian Birdwell Republican
- Briscoe Cain Republican
- Bryan Hughes Republican
- Candy Noble Republican
- Carl Tepper Republican
- Caroline Harris Davila Republican
- Cecil Bell Republican
- Charles Cunningham Republican
- Charles Perry Republican
- Charlie Geren Republican
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| passage | lower | pass | 79 | 46 | 21 | Sep 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sep 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | pass | 85 | 42 | 19 | Sep 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on… | upper | pass | 19 | 5 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | pass | 19 | 5 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | pass | 19 | 5 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | pass | 82 | 54 | 7 | Aug 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | pass | 78 | 56 | 9 | Aug 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | pass | 71 | 61 | 13 | Aug 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |