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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority Bills | |||||
| Education Savings Accounts | ESA program for around 100,000 students to access private schools. | SB 2 | HB 3 | For | Signed |
| Do Not Hire List | Expands Do Not Hire list to all people in contact with students in schools. | SB 571 | HB 3347 | For | Sent to Governor, who indicated he will sign |
| Epinephrine Delivery Devices | Allows unassigned epinephrine nasal sprays to be used in addition to auto-injectors in schools. | SB 1619 | HB 2283 | For | Signed, Effective Immediately |
| 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 | Signed |
| Child Abuse Bills | |||||
| NDA's | Prevents nondisclosure agreements in cases of child abuse | SB 835 | For | Sent to Governor | |
| Removes Sovereign Immunity | Public schools no longer have sovereign immunity in child abuse cases, up to $500,000 | HB 4623 | For | Sent to Governor | |
| Other Bills | |||||
| Cardiac Emergency Plan | Private schools with AEDs paid for by a public grant must have a cardiac emergency plan | SB 865 | For | Sent to Governor | |
| Uniformed School Marshals | School marshals may open carry handguns in uniform | SB 870 | For | Signed | |
| Public School Bills of Interest | |||||
| E-cig Advertisements | No E-cig ads closer than 1,000 feet to church or school | SB 1316 | For | Signed | |
| Phones in Schools | Public schools must have policy prohibiting phones in school | HB 1481 | For | Sent to Governor | |
| Seat Belts on School Buses | Public school buses must have them with exceptions | SB 546 | For | Sent to Governor | |
| Bills Not Passed | |||||
| 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 | Vetoed |
| 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 | Did Not Pass | |
| No Drones Over Schools | Prohibits the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a school. | HB 3662 | For | Did Not Pass | |
| Dual Credit | Includes low income private school students in the FAST program that pays for dual enrollment classes. | SB 895 | HB 3683 | For | Did Not Pass |
