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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1697: Relating to the management, operation, and contract authority of open-enrollment charter schools.

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 1697 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on December 20, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the management, operation, and contract authority of open-enrollment charter schools. Primary sponsor: Terry Canales (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 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
Terry CanalesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40

“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