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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification."
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description: "Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "SB 1590"
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citation: "Texas SB 1590 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION", "STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "VanDeaver"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 55
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-03-11"
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last_action: "2021-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f197b4b0-ff3d-4c3c-8976-d50bfa60e9e7"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1590.xml"
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source_hash: "b592c7019c3ad27aa0c5a4ac1c87bbd914b2c4be02c8ea5d9b151a8277692935"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 1590 (87) — Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01590I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01590E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01590H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01590S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01590F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- passage — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **22–8** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **135–10** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- VanDeaver — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-24** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-23** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-28** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-05-03** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-03** Record vote
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- **2021-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-03** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-03** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-03** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2021-05-03** Record vote
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- **2021-05-03** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-05-03** Record vote
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- **2021-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-03** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-03** Record vote
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- **2021-05-03** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-05-04** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-05** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-11** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-22** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-24** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Read
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-18** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f197b4b0-ff3d-4c3c-8976-d50bfa60e9e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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