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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student."
+description: "Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 246"
+citation: "Texas HB 246 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)", "Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Cook", "Ellzey", "Murr"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-11-09"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a0d4a98-ff47-4d1d-ad5a-297751684696"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00200_HB00299/HB 246.xml"
+source_hash: "31a37661e1c23565d3d9eaa13d078c4779a1a92677909eee7eee69be4f9011ce"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 246 (87) — Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00246I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00246E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00246H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00246S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00246F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **146–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bettencourt — primary (person)
+- Cook — primary (person)
+- Ellzey — primary (person)
+- Murr — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-25** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-16** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-16** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-28** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-30** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-04** Postponed
+- **2021-05-04** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-04** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-04** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Passed as amended `passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Record vote
+- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-05** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-06** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-13** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a0d4a98-ff47-4d1d-ad5a-297751684696`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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