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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1248: Related to making the Texas Education Commissioner an elected office.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1248 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Related to making the Texas Education Commissioner an elected office. Primary sponsor: Trey Martinez Fischer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): Referred to Public Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Trey Martinez FischerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse116

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Public Education
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source