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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1262: Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.

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

SB 1262 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources. Primary sponsor: Robert Nichols (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Not again placed on intent calendar.

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 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert NicholsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. Not again placed on intent calendar
  2. Placed on intent calendar
  3. Not again placed on intent calendar
  4. Placed on intent calendar
  5. Not again placed on intent calendar
  6. Placed on intent calendar
  7. Committee report printed and distributed
  8. Reported favorably as substituted
  9. Vote taken in committee
  10. Considered in public hearing
  11. Co-author authorized
  12. Left pending in committee

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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