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Senate receives House message on bilingual education bill; chair announces signing of multiple measures

3446469 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

On May 21 the Senate received a message from the House reporting passage of SB 2185 relating to the bilingual education allotment and SJR2, and the chair announced the signing of numerous bills and resolutions in the presence of the Senate.

A House messenger informed the Texas Senate on May 21 that the House had passed SB 2185 "relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system" and SJR2.

"Mister president, I'm directed by the house to inform the senate that the house has taken the following action," the messenger said on the floor, then read the measures including SB 2185 with the sponsor and a reference to SJR2.

Later in the day the chair announced the signing in the presence of the Senate of a long list of measures. The chair read a sequence of Senate and House bills and concurrent/senate resolutions, including (as read on the floor) SCR 19, SCR 25, SJR 34, SB 207, SB 378, SB 402, SB 529, SB 541, SB 651, SB 664, SB 687, SB 693, SB 745, SB 920, SB 927, SB 958, SB 984, SB 992, SB 1018, SB 1020, SB 1173, SB 1227, SB 1239, SB 1247, SB 1248, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1497, SB 1537, SB 1620, SB 1646, SB 1662, SB 1734, SB 1901, SB 2053, SB 2112, SB 2124, SB 2145, SB 2180, SB 2332, SB 2448, SB 2662, SB 2938, HB 2607, HB 2789, HB 2960, HB 3041, HB 3370, HB 3699, HB 3805, HB 4325, HB 4804, HB 4885, HB 5342, and HCR 144 as read on the floor.

The announcements on the floor recorded the House message and the chair’s reading of measures signed in the presence of the body; the transcript excerpt does not include bill texts, fiscal notes, or committee records.