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.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/30d9e146-eff9-48bc-b338-3c5bb49b28d6 CC0-1.0
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
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| passage | lower | — | 58467f4c-8e16-4674-8b91-e637921b4eb6 | pass | 79 | 46 | 21 | Sep 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58467f4c-8e16-4674-8b91-e637921b4eb6 CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | — | ea5ad43b-6611-4020-9cb8-d25547ef8c79 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sep 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea5ad43b-6611-4020-9cb8-d25547ef8c79 CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | — | d7936273-b089-414b-ac5f-6c213d03d3b5 | pass | 85 | 42 | 19 | Sep 3, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7936273-b089-414b-ac5f-6c213d03d3b5 CC0-1.0 |
| Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on… | upper | — | b2481b9e-c678-4d94-93f6-1b0b8433d976 | pass | 19 | 5 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2481b9e-c678-4d94-93f6-1b0b8433d976 CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | — | 26762699-b029-41b5-85c5-463dfc393f5a | pass | 19 | 5 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26762699-b029-41b5-85c5-463dfc393f5a CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | — | 96e37cad-82c1-4940-a893-e59a4b2e8108 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96e37cad-82c1-4940-a893-e59a4b2e8108 CC0-1.0 |
| passage | upper | — | 74aaace0-64f4-4456-8d86-488c0e5d5c35 | pass | 19 | 5 | 4 | Aug 27, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/74aaace0-64f4-4456-8d86-488c0e5d5c35 CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | — | 89739c74-a639-4fe1-9e8a-c342bbd6b2da | pass | 82 | 54 | 7 | Aug 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89739c74-a639-4fe1-9e8a-c342bbd6b2da CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | — | e63a1ab3-d3b1-42ac-9e47-7ceb8efef12d | pass | 78 | 56 | 9 | Aug 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e63a1ab3-d3b1-42ac-9e47-7ceb8efef12d CC0-1.0 |
| passage | lower | — | 8d054c38-34a0-479d-846e-cf14985e580f | pass | 71 | 61 | 13 | Aug 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d054c38-34a0-479d-846e-cf14985e580f CC0-1.0 |