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CS/CS/SB 508: Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Jones

Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/3/2025 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    3/28/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    4/2/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
    4/9/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
    4/23/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 482
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 482
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 482
    4/23/2025 House • In Messages
    5/3/2025 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

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  • CS/CS/SB 508, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 9:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program Bartleman, Rizo Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2025 10:43 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 508, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/28/2025 at 4:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program Bartleman, Rizo Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    655878 - Amendment
    Delete lines 20 - 39 and insert:     		Rules
    (Jones)     		4/8/2025
    7:56 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 24 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 508, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2025 at 1:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 423 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program Bartleman, Rizo Identical Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    948812 - Amendment
    Delete lines 18 - 29 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Jones)     		3/25/2025
    11:09 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/27/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    583820 - Amendment
    Delete lines 21 - 29 and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Jones)     		3/10/2025
    6:52 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/11/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/26/2025 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 1 (pdf)

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