SCHOOLS: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
Sponsored By: Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican)
First Reading
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Stewart Jr. Cathey
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Michael Charles Echols
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
4/20/2026SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 19 yeas and 17 nays.
4/15/2026SenateNotice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
4/15/2026SenateRead by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
4/13/2026SenateRules suspended. Reported favorably.
4/8/2026SenateIntroduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
3/9/2026SenatePrefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2/18/2026Senate
Bill Text
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