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Bill Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student. Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student. us/states/tx Texas Legislature 87 HB 246 Texas HB 246 (87)
bill
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)
Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)
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Bettencourt
Cook
Ellzey
Murr
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Texas HB 246 (87) — Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • passage — 1450 (pass) · lower
  • other — 1460 (fail) · upper
  • passage — 1460 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bettencourt — primary (person)
  • Cook — primary (person)
  • Ellzey — primary (person)
  • Murr — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-11-09 Filed filing
  • 2021-02-25 Read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-25 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence referral-committee
  • 2021-03-22 Considered in public hearing
  • 2021-03-22 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  • 2021-03-22 Left pending in committee
  • 2021-04-16 Considered in formal meeting
  • 2021-04-16 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) committee-passage
  • 2021-04-28 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  • 2021-04-28 Committee report distributed
  • 2021-04-29 Committee report sent to Calendars
  • 2021-04-30 Considered in Calendars
  • 2021-05-04 Placed on General State Calendar
  • 2021-05-04 Read 2nd time reading-2
  • 2021-05-04 Postponed
  • 2021-05-04 Laid out as postponed business
  • 2021-05-04 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2021-05-04 Amendment(s) offered amendment-introduction
  • 2021-05-04 Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
  • 2021-05-04 Amendment withdrawn amendment-withdrawal
  • 2021-05-04 Passed to engrossment as amended
  • 2021-05-05 Read 3rd time reading-3
  • 2021-05-05 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2021-05-05 Passed as amended passage
  • 2021-05-05 Record vote
  • 2021-05-05 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  • 2021-05-05 Reported engrossed
  • 2021-05-06 Received from the House introduction
  • 2021-05-13 Read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-05-13 Referred to Jurisprudence referral-committee
  • 2021-05-20 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  • 2021-05-20 Considered in public hearing
  • 2021-05-20 Testimony taken in committee
  • 2021-05-22 Reported favorably as substituted committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-05-22 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  • 2021-05-22 Committee report printed and distributed
  • 2021-05-25 Placed on intent calendar
  • 2021-05-25 Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  • 2021-05-25 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  • 2021-05-25 Vote recorded in Journal
  • 2021-05-25 Three day rule suspended
  • 2021-05-25 Record vote
  • 2021-05-25 Read 3rd time reading-3
  • 2021-05-25 Passed passage
  • 2021-05-25 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 Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  • 2021-05-28 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  • 2021-05-29 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; origin ocd-bill/1a0d4a98-ff47-4d1d-ad5a-297751684696. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).