---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of public schools."
description: "Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 2081"
citation: "Texas SB 2081 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "EDUCATION--PRIMARY & SECONDARY--CLASS SIZE (S0232)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227)", "PRESCHOOL & PREKINDERGARTEN (S0040)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Menéndez", "Talarico"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a86d0215-ecd8-46f5-96c4-ca850e2554c1"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02000_SB02099/SB 2081.xml"
source_hash: "7d476904f85282d85dc24cee5b604d05d95ec6d933627101629b8749e8b085fd"
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 2081 (87) — Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of 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/SB02081I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02081E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02081H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02081S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02081F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **87–61** (pass) · lower
- passage — **16–14** (pass) · upper
- passage — **24–6** (pass) · upper
- passage — **24–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Menéndez — primary (person)
- Talarico — primary (person)
- Blanco — 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`
- **2021-04-26** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-27** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-27** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-30** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-30** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-04** Co-author authorized
- **2021-05-04** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-10** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-11** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-12** Co-author authorized
- **2021-05-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-12** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-13** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-22** 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
- **2021-05-25** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-18** 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/a86d0215-ecd8-46f5-96c4-ca850e2554c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).