HB 1188 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.

HB 1188, the Caytlin Handley Act, requires Texas school districts to provide parents or guardians of students with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays with information about local disability authority services during their first individualized education program (IEP) meeting. The bill mandates that schools share details about public benefits and waiver programs (like Section 1915(c) services under federal law) offered by the county disability authority. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission must develop and distribute clear informational materials to schools for this purpose. This law took effect immediately on May 29, 2025, applying to the 2025-2026 school year.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 29, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged; the differences are primarily formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers. The bill itself establishes the Caytlin Handley Act, requiring school districts to provide information about local intellectual and developmental disability authority services to parents of students with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays at their first IEP committee meeting.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill's requirements remain the same as the engrossed version.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and spacing were corrected throughout the document, including removal of irregular spacing and alignment issues present in the engrossed version.

Added certification signatures and dates from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chief Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and the Governor, indicating the bill has been passed by both houses and is ready for executive action.

Removed draft formatting artifacts such as 'By:AAManuel, Bumgarner...' and line number markers that were present in the engrossed version.

Added a note about digital content accessibility updates (WCAG 2.1) which is administrative metadata rather than part of the bill text itself.

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education K-16

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 24, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (144-1-1)

house

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Education

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

5 primary · 14 co-sponsors