2025 Bill Tracker, 89th Legislature
The Texas Private Schools Association is tracking these bills during the 89th Texas Legislative Session in Austin.
| Subject | Description | Senate Bill Number | House Bill Number | Position | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Savings Accounts | ESA program for around 100,000 students to access private schools. | SB 2 | HB 3 | For | |
| Epinephrine Delivery Devices | Allows unassigned epinephrine nasal sprays to be used in addition to auto-injectors in schools. | SB 1619 | HB 2283 | For | |
| School Nurses | A common-sense bill which will allow school nurses to administer over-the-counter medication in the same way they have being doing for many years. | SB 920 | HB 3397 | For | |
| Medications | Allows for the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students. | SB 1174 | HB 3029 | For | |
| Dual Credit | Includes low income private school students in the FAST program that pays for dual enrollment classes. | SB 895 | HB 3683 | For | |
| Criminal Trespass Near School | A person can't loiter within 250 feet of a school and behave in a manner inappropriate for a school and receives a request to depart and they fail to depart. | SB 1602 | HB 353 | For | |
| Do Not Hire List | Expands Do Not Hire list to all people in contact with students in schools. | SB 571 | HB 3347 | For | |
| Standing Order Medication Respiratory Distress | Allows standing orders for medications for respiratory distress. | SB 1325 | HB 2995 | For | |
| Glucagon | Allows schools to stock unassigned Glucagon and provide when needed. | HB 350 | For | ||
| No E-cig Retailer Near School | Municipalities may adopt a restriction on e-cig retailers within 300 feet of a public or private school. | SB 464 | For | ||
| No E-cig Retailer Near School | Allows municipalities to restrict e-cig retailers in certain places, like near public or private schools. | SB 1315 | HB 3965 | For | |
| SCOPE Act | Removes private schools from the SCOPE Act so internal communications are not affected. Public and charter schools are already exempt. | SB 1860 | For | ||
| Inmate Release | Prohibits transporting an inmate after release within 1,000 feet of a public or private school. | HB 3951 | For |
