---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the limitation period for filing a complaint and requesting a special education impartial due process hearing."
description: "Relating to the limitation period for filing a complaint and requesting a special education impartial due process hearing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1252"
citation: "Texas HB 1252 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Special (I0243)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Moody", "Thompson, Ed", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 63
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fc4e9a1-0f77-4ac7-b110-ba000d2a5de9"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1252.xml"
source_hash: "4de60491fc14494abf64bb2a594320d9c7c2ec2bd3b16e5142061464d97c3f80"
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 1252 (87) — Relating to the limitation period for filing a complaint and requesting a special education impartial due process hearing.

## 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/HB01252I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01252E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01252H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01252S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01252F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **95–47** (pass) · lower
- passage — **113–29** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **113–29** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Moody — primary (person)
- Thompson, Ed — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Talarico — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-21** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-04** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-10** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-18** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-21** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Remarks ordered printed
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** 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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-30** 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/0fc4e9a1-0f77-4ac7-b110-ba000d2a5de9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).