---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools."
description: "Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 2050"
citation: "Texas SB 2050 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BULLYING (S0543)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline (I0244)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Menéndez", "Meza"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e3d4255-fd68-4ca2-a192-fa9aecd2e7bd"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02000_SB02099/SB 2050.xml"
source_hash: "e4e7549e86e7b551e40d13f99ff34c0d7771caf399d3d611bf8f50454916599a"
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 2050 (87) — Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.

## 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/SB02050I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02050E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02050H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02050S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02050F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **105–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Menéndez — primary (person)
- Meza — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-20** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-26** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-28** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-19** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-29** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Read
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-18** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e3d4255-fd68-4ca2-a192-fa9aecd2e7bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).