SB 2600 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to a fee charged by a school district for the transportation of a student who lives within two miles of the school the student attends.

SB 2600 prohibits Texas public school districts from charging students a fee for transportation if the student lives within two miles of their school. This specifically affects families of students attending schools located near their homes, preventing districts from imposing costs for bus rides they already cover through state funding. The bill amends the Education Code to explicitly ban such fees (except when districts receive funding under Section 48.151(d) for transportation). It removes a potential financial burden on nearby families by ensuring school districts cannot charge for transportation services they are already funded to provide.
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 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · May 13, 2025
MINOR
SB 2600 was reformatted from an introduced draft to an engrossed version with improved readability and standardized formatting. The substantive legislative text regarding school district fees for student transportation and other programs remains unchanged, with no modifications to fee amounts, eligibility criteria, or effective dates.
TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted with improved spacing, consistent indentation, and corrected line breaks to meet professional legislative standards, but the actual policy content and fee provisions remain identical to the original version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 29, 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
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors