CS/HB 1073: Public Education
GENERAL BILL by Education Administration Subcommittee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Rizo ; Valdés
Public Education ; Providing members of a district school board with specified rights; requiring that certain documents from district school board meetings be kept as public records; defining the term "good cause"; providing that a school district employee may not be required or incentivized to sign a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement; prohibiting a school district from imposing certain conditions on employment, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/12/2026 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/12/2026 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2026 | House |
• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/27/2026 | House |
• PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/29/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee • Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/3/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/10/2026 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) |
| 2/17/2026 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Read 2nd time • Amendment 027385 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 96, NAYS 10 |
| 2/17/2026 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 2/18/2026 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules • Received |
| 3/9/2026 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 694 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1620 -SJ 694 • Read 2nd time -SJ 694 • Amendment(s) adopted (192994) -SJ 694 • Read 3rd time -SJ 695 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 695 |
| 3/9/2026 | House |
• In Messages |
| 3/12/2026 | House |
• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 192994 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled |
