Senate Floor Action - 2 for 8/27/2025

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Wednesday

August 27, 2025




The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:


HB 8 Buckley/ Bell, Keith/ Metcalf/ Landgraf/ Wilson/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

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.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 25 Shofner/ Harris/ Wilson/ Pierson/ Virdell/ et al. SP: Hall/ et al.

Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.


HB 26 Oliverson/ Schofield/ DeAyala/ Harless/ Hull/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.


HB 192 Oliverson/ Cain/ Toth/ Hull/ Cunningham/ et al. SP: Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

 

The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:


SB 54 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.