SB 1874 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings against a professional employee of a school district for certain actions concerning public school discipline and law and order.

This bill (SB 1874) grants immunity to school district professional employees (like teachers and counselors) from disciplinary actions for specific actions related to student discipline. It protects employees who report violations of student discipline rules to other staff, agencies, or law enforcement, and those who remove disruptive students from class under existing rules (Section 37.002) in good faith. The immunity applies to both school district disciplinary proceedings and actions by the State Board for Educator Certification. This provision is meant to supplement existing legal protections without altering other immunity rights.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 16, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, with minor text corrections and reorganization. The substantive policy content regarding immunity from disciplinary proceedings for school employees remains unchanged, though some language was clarified (e.g., 'good faith' added to one subsection).
TECHNICAL

Text was reorganized and reformatted from introduced to engrossed version with improved spacing and line breaks.

Minor text corrections including changing 'employee's' to 'employee's' and adjusting formatting of section headers.

REQUIREMENT

Added 'good faith' language to subsection (2) regarding student removal from class under Section 37.002, clarifying the immunity applies only when actions are taken in good faith.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors