HB 3629 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

HB 3629 prohibits individuals required to register as sex offenders under Texas law from serving on the board of trustees of an independent school district. It directly affects sex offenders who might seek or hold such board positions. The bill amends the Education Code to add explicit ineligibility language (Section 11.061(b-1)), requiring candidates to acknowledge this restriction and banning service for those on the sex offender registry. The law took effect immediately upon the governor's signature on June 20, 2025.

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

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version sent to the Governor for signature. The actual legislative content remains unchanged, with no substantive policy modifications to the sex offender registration restrictions for school board trustees.

TECHNICAL

Header and formatting were updated to reflect the enrolled status, including the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers and the Governor's approval section.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education K-16

upper

May 16, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Education

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

6 primary · 45 co-sponsors