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HB4687 • 2025

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Gervin-Hawkins | Leo Wilson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  5. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  8. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2447

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Hinojosa

  36. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  37. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2358

  38. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  41. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  42. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  45. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  46. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  49. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Education

  52. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4687 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4687

AN ACT

relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability

laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 12.057(c), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) A campus or program granted a charter under Section

12.052, 12.0521(a)(1), or 12.053 is immune from liability to the

same extent as a school district, and its employees and volunteers

are immune from liability to the same extent as school district

employees and volunteers.
A member of the governing body of the

campus or program is immune from liability and suit to the same

extent as a school district trustee.

SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 12.2525 to read as follows:

Sec.

12.2525.

IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT. An

eligible entity granted a charter under this subchapter is immune

from liability and suit in matters related to the operation of an

adult education program under the charter to the same extent as a

school district, and its employees and volunteers are immune from

liability and suit to the same extent as school district employees

and volunteers.

A member of the governing body of the entity is

immune from liability and suit to the same extent as a school

district trustee.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4687 was passed by the House on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 27, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4687 was passed by the Senate on May

27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor