SB 112 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to parental rights in public education.

SB 112 would expand parental access to school records in Texas public schools, requiring schools to provide parents with written or electronic records including grades, disciplinary actions, health information, and behavioral reports. The bill also requires school staff to obtain written parental consent before conducting mental health assessments, well-being surveys, or recording students, with exceptions for mandated special education evaluations. This directly affects parents seeking transparency about their child's education and school staff implementing new consent procedures. The legislation would take effect September 1, 2025, if passed.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 12, 2024 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 26, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up during its legislative journey from introduction to engrossed version. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to the actual law regarding parental rights in Texas public education.
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Formatting and layout changes including removal of placeholder text (AA), correction of line breaks, and standardization of spacing throughout the document.

Added header information identifying the bill as SB 112 in its engrossed version with bill number 89(R).

Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text that were present in the introduced version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

282
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 26, 2025
D Democratic10
8 Yea 2 Nay
80% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Bob Hall
Bob Hall
RRepublican
TX
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