CS/HB 19 (2015) -  School Safety

General Bill by Appropriations Committee and Steube (CO-SPONSORS) Costello; Diaz, M.; Eagle; Raburn; Renuart; Smith; Stevenson
School Safety: Permits school superintendent, with approval of the school board, to authorize school safety designee to carry concealed weapon or firearm on school property; provides requirements for school safety designees; provides exception to prohibition on possession of firearms or other specified devices on school property or other specified areas; provides for fingerprint processing & retention; requires that fees be borne by school safety designee or school; requires school boards to formulate policies & procedures for dealing with active shooters & hostage situations in consultation with law enforcement; requires district school boards & private schools allow campus tours by local law enforcement agencies for specified purposes & that their recommendations be documented; permits district school boards to commission one or more school safety officers on each school campus.
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 180 Subject: School Safety Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 716193 , Steube (JDC) Date Filed: 04/01/15, Line#: 32
    • A 477565 , Rodríguez, J. (JDC) Date Filed: 04/01/15, Line#: 74 House(c): Withdrawn 04/02/2015 03:36 PM
    • A 677549 , Rodríguez, J. (JDC) Date Filed: 04/01/15, Line#: 300 House(c): Withdrawn 04/02/2015 03:36 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 495117 , Williams, A. (APC) Date Filed: 03/19/15, Line#: 70 House(c): Failed to Adopt 03/19/2015 07:54 PM
    • A 531805 , Williams, A. (APC) Date Filed: 03/19/15, Line#: 176 House(c): Not Considered 03/19/2015 07:54 PM
    • SA 319737 , Steube (APC) Date Filed: 03/19/15, Line#: 147 House(c): Adopted 03/19/2015 07:54 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/2/2015 5:33:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/31/2015 5:19:47 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 3/23/2015 9:04:03 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Appropriations Committee 3/17/2015 9:17:01 PM
Chamber: House Committee: K-12 Subcommittee 3/11/2015 12:28:10 PM
Chamber: House Committee: K-12 Subcommittee 3/9/2015 3:51:26 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/28/2015 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/03/2015 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/03/2015 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/03/2015 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/02/2015 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 03/31/2015 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/24/2015 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/24/2015 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/23/2015 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/23/2015 - 9:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 03/23/2015 - 9:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Appropriations Committee Time: 03/23/2015 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee Time: 03/19/2015 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 03/17/2015 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Appropriations Committee Time: 03/11/2015 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of K-12 Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2015 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: K-12 Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by K-12 Subcommittee Time: 03/11/2015 - 12:33 PM Member: Committee: K-12 Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to K-12 Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/09/2015 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: K-12 Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2015 - 10:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in K-12 Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2014 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: K-12 Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 12/19/2014 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 12/19/2014 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to K-12 Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2014 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: K-12 Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/19/2014 - 1:30 PM Member: Steube Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
435.04 SB 180, SB 1078, HB 4049, CS/SB 7020, CS/HB 7063
790.115 SB 180
790.251 SB 180, HB 4047
921.0022 CS/HB 9, HB 117, CS/CS/CS/HB 157, SB 180, CS/HB 287*, SB 310, CS/CS/CS/SB 390, CS/CS/CS/HB 439*, SB 660, CS/SB 764, SB 822, CS/HB 897, CS/HB 963, SB 1010, CS/SB 1098, CS/CS/HB 1127, SB 1188, HB 1273, SB 1294, CS/CS/SB 1306, HB 4041, CS/SB 7020, CS/HB 7063
1006.07 SB 180, HB 297, SB 892, SB 1104
1006.12 SB 180, SB 1104
1012.315 SB 180, CS/HB 477, SB 970, CS/HB 7063

(*) Not the latest version