Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB4623: Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
From the enrolled text, May 31, 2025:
AN ACT relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Title 5, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended by adding Chapter 118 to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 118. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL ] [ADDED: EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN ACTS OR OMISSIONS] [ADDED: Sec. 118.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Open-enrollment charter school" has the meaning ] [ADDED: assigned by Section 5.001, Education Code.] [ADDED: (2) "Professional school employee" includes:] [ADDED: (A)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a superintendent or administrator serving as ] [ADDED: educational leader and chief executive officer of the school, ] [ADDED: principal or equivalent chief operating officer, teacher, ] [ADDED: including a substitute teacher, supervisor, social worker, school ] [] [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a teacher employed by a company that ] [ADDED: contracts with a public school to provide the teacher's services to ] [] [ADDED: (C)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a student in an education preparation program ] [] [ADDED: (D)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a school bus driver certified in accordance ] [ADDED: with standards and qualifications adopted by the Department of ] [] [ADDED: (E)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a member of the board of trustees of an ] [ADDED: independent school …
Sponsors
- Mitch Little (R, HD-065) · primary sponsor
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142)
- Terri Leo-Wilson (R, HD-023)
- Daniel Alders (R, HD-006)
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
- Ben Bumgarner (R, HD-063)
- Angie Button (R, HD-112)
- Giovanni Capriglione (R, HD-098)
- Mano DeAyala (R, HD-133)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#4061)
Votes
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Education K-16 Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4061 (May 30, 2025): 106 yea, 28 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 27, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 27, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2487 (May 14, 2025): 109 yea, 19 nay, passed
Subjects: Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers, Civil Remedies & Liabilities, CHILD ABUSE, Minors--Health & Safety, Minors--Crimes Against, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Common questions
- What is HB4623?
- HB4623 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
- What does HB4623 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
- What is the status of HB4623?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB4623?
- Mitch Little (R, HD-065), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4623?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB04623
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