republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-1143.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain planning and evaluation requirements with respect to certain workforce development programs in this state."
description: "Relating to certain planning and evaluation requirements with respect to certain workforce development programs in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 1143"
citation: "Texas SB 1143 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DROPOUTS & AT-RISK STUDENTS (S0088)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "Labor--General (I0500)", "Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "TECHNICAL EDUCATION (S0453)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)", "WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (V0136)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Talarico"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3531849-7e8d-456c-bb56-e3ae2e9c7be9"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1143.xml"
source_hash: "3bf549fc0c6bc0b87831204389a4a2adf59c72de6645f015715d6d9241a9dc40"
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 1143 (89R) — Relating to certain planning and evaluation requirements with respect to certain workforce development programs in this state.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/SB01143I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01143E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01143H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01143S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01143F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **98–44** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- passage — **90–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blanco — primary (person)
- Talarico — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-02-06** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-24** Referred to Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-04-07** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-15** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-04-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-16** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-04-16** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-04-23** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-24** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-04-24** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-04-24** Record vote
- **2025-04-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Record vote
- **2025-04-24** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-25** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-28** Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-02** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2025-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-05** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-05** Record vote
- **2025-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-06** Record vote
- **2025-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-06** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-12** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-12** Read
- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-12** Record vote
- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-12** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-14** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-15** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-27** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3531849-7e8d-456c-bb56-e3ae2e9c7be9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).