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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to dropout recovery education programs."
+description: "Relating to dropout recovery education programs."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "SB 1647"
+citation: "Texas SB 1647 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (S0283)", "DROPOUTS & AT-RISK STUDENTS (S0088)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "Parker"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 51
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-03-06"
+last_action: "2023-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58a20026-8976-4f88-9aa4-2fe7e8f90c7b"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01600_SB01699/SB 1647.xml"
+source_hash: "726368743590c469d8f75bdd00d4a52cfa964425302d5eaf63fa2f4be848b212"
+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 SB 1647 (88) — Relating to dropout recovery education programs.
+
+## 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/88R/billtext/html/SB01647I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01647E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01647H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01647S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01647F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **93–47** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hefner — primary (person)
+- Parker — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
+- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-16** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-05** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2023-04-05** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-04-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-19** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-04-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-24** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-04-27** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-02** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-02** Record vote
+- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-02** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-02** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Record vote
+- **2023-05-02** Three day rule suspended
+- **2023-05-02** Record vote
+- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Record vote
+- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-05-02** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2023-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-05-03** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-16** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-05-16** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-05-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-05-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-05-21** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2023-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-24** Record vote
+- **2023-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-24** House passage reported `passage`
+- **2023-05-24** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-25** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58a20026-8976-4f88-9aa4-2fe7e8f90c7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+