Legislative Research: TX SB508 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 508 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB508 2025 Detail][SB508 2025 Text][SB508 2025 Comments]	2025-03-31 Committee report printed and distributed
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Passed)	Relating to the designation of the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 765 in Concho County as the Sergeant Stephen Jones Memorial Highway. [SB508 2023 Detail][SB508 2023 Text][SB508 2023 Comments]	2023-05-19 Effective on 9/1/23
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness; creating a criminal offense. [SB508 2021 Detail][SB508 2021 Text][SB508 2021 Comments]	2021-05-04 Not again placed on intent calendar
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the development of a statewide online education and career advising tool and the establishment of a grant program to reimburse private employers for paid internships provided to certain public school students in career and technology educ... [SB508 2019 Detail][SB508 2019 Text][SB508 2019 Comments]	2019-04-23 Left pending in committee
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to including student input before the adoption of a major curriculum initiative by a school district. [SB508 2017 Detail][SB508 2017 Text][SB508 2017 Comments]	2017-02-06 Referred to Education
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the employment of veterans by a public entity or public work of this state. [SB508 2015 Detail][SB508 2015 Text][SB508 2015 Comments]	2015-02-11 Referred to Business & Commerce
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the conversion of the West Travis County Public Utility Agency to the Hill Country Regional Water Authority and to the creation of the Hill Country Regional Water Authority; providing authority to issue revenue bonds or notes; granting th... [SB508 2013 Detail][SB508 2013 Text][SB508 2013 Comments]	2013-03-26 No action taken in committee
2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Passed)	Relating to the extent of extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain less populous municipalities located on a barrier island. [SB508 2011 Detail][SB508 2011 Text][SB508 2011 Comments]	2011-06-17 Effective immediately
2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the consideration of the location of a bidder's principal place of business for certain municipal contracts. [SB508 2009 Detail][SB508 2009 Text][SB508 2009 Comments]	2009-02-17 Referred to Intergovernmental Relations

References Online

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Legislative Citation

APA

TX SB508 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. (2017, February 06). LegiScan. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB508/2017

MLA

"TX SB508 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 06 Feb. 2017. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB508/2017>.

Chicago

"TX SB508 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." February 06, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB508/2017.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX SB508 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. 06 February 2017. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB508/2017 (accessed July 31, 2026).

Subjects

Education
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Education--School Districts

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SB508
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/SB00508I.htm