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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 161: Relating to excused absences from public school for students with a menstrual disorder.

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 161 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to excused absences from public school for students with a menstrual disorder. Primary sponsor: Donna Howard (Democratic), Alma Allen (Democratic), Angelia Orr (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 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 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donna HowardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Alma AllenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse131
Angelia OrrPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Salman BhojaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
John BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse114
Sheryl ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Eddie MoralesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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