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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources."
description: "Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Texas HB 3 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "CONSTABLES (S2357)", "City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)", "County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION", "STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)", "Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline (I0244)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM (S0541)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY (V0995)", "Governor (I0375)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "Purchasing--General (I0642)", "REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS (S0546)", "SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY", "OFFICE OF (VN81P)", "SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER", "TEXAS (V0224)", "SHERIFFS (S1013)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "Safety (I0740)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "Weapons (I0887)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Burrows", "King, Ken", "King, Tracy O.", "Moody", "Nichols"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 119
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-03-08"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1324aa2-ceaa-4444-b71c-6f34372276fb"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 3.xml"
source_hash: "1d9d133d2644c254f966c5eaf9c3c425920a85ba43098995ee5ea21bd21580d4"
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 3 (88) — Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources.
## 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/HB00003I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00003E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00003H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00003S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00003F.HTM)
## Votes
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 3 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **310** (pass) · upper
- passage — **1912** (pass) · upper
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **9349** (pass) · lower
- passage — **265** (pass) · upper
- passage — **11925** (pass) · lower
- passage — **12219** (pass) · lower
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **9349** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Burrows — primary (person)
- King, Ken — primary (person)
- King, Tracy O. — primary (person)
- Moody — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Frazier — cosponsor (person)
- Gates — cosponsor (person)
- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
- Geren — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Harris, Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
- Klick — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Ray — cosponsor (person)
- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Orr — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Talarico — cosponsor (person)
- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
- Thimesch — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-08** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-27** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-27** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-11** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-11** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-18** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-19** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-24** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-24** Record vote
- **2023-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-24** Record vote
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-24** Record vote
- **2023-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment to amendment withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-24** Point of order sustained (amendment)
- **2023-04-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-24** Record vote
- **2023-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-24** Record vote
- **2023-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-25** Passed as amended `amendment-passage, passage`
- **2023-04-25** Record vote
- **2023-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-25** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-26** 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
- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-18** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-19** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-21** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2023-05-21** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2023-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2023-05-23** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2023-05-23** House requests conference committee
- **2023-05-23** House appoints conferees
- **2023-05-23** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2023-05-23** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2023-05-23** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2023-05-25** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2023-05-25** Senate appoints conferees
- **2023-05-25** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2023-05-25** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2023-05-27** Conference committee report filed `filing`
- **2023-05-27** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2023-05-28** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-28** Record vote
- **2023-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-28** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-28** Record vote
- **2023-05-28** Remarks ordered printed
- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2023-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14** 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/c1324aa2-ceaa-4444-b71c-6f34372276fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).