Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.
SB 2540 amends Texas Education Code Section 13.231 to require school districts making minor boundary adjustments to include specific written terms in their agreements. It mandates that agreements executed on or after January 1, 2025, clearly state any ongoing restrictions, covenants, or contracts affecting property after the boundary change, along with each district's rights and responsibilities regarding those terms. This directly affects school districts that adjust shared boundaries with neighboring districts. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies retroactively to agreements made before the law's effective date but after January 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action May 26, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
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Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
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Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
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Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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