---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries."
description: "Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 900"
citation: "Texas HB 900 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Libraries & Librarians (I0523)", "PARENTAL CONSENT (S0318)", "Purchasing--Local (I0644)", "RESTRICTING EXPLICIT AND ADULT-DESIGNATED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (READER) ACT (PW6EO)", "STATE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0027)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckley", "Burrows", "Longoria", "Patterson", "Paxton", "Shaheen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 75
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a87d6fc7-e8c6-4c53-964d-b4a91b7be960"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00900_HB00999/HB 900.xml"
source_hash: "14dcd5d069e742b4fc2224bcc9bcd51e98b8ca519044344d13584def6c81b82e"
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 900 (88) — Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries.

## 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/HB00900I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00900E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00900H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00900S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00900F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
- passage — **95–53** (pass) · lower
- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
- passage — **95–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Buckley — primary (person)
- Burrows — primary (person)
- Longoria — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Shaheen — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Frazier — cosponsor (person)
- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Harris, Caroline — cosponsor (person)
- Harris, Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Orr — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
- Thimesch — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-21** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-21** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-22** Public hearing continued on . . .
- **2023-03-22** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-28** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-28** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-17** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2023-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-19** Record vote
- **2023-04-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-19** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-19** Record vote
- **2023-04-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-19** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2023-04-19** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-24** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-18** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-18** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-23** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-23** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-23** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-23** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-23** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13** 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/a87d6fc7-e8c6-4c53-964d-b4a91b7be960`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).