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SB2929 • 2025

Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Creighton
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
05/27/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

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. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2425

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 3369

  13. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2365

  16. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  23. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Education

  24. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  35. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  37. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  38. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  39. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  41. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  43. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  46. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  49. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  50. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2929 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 2929

AN ACT

relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school

extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

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

SECTION 1. Section 37.105, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1)

A verbal warning and persisting in inappropriate

behavior are not required under Subsections (a)(2)(A) and (B) for a

person serving as a referee, judge, or other official of an

extracurricular athletic activity or competition sponsored or

sanctioned by the school district or the University Interscholastic

League to eject a spectator from the extracurricular athletic

activity or competition.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 2929 passed the Senate on

May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2929 passed the House on

May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor