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Texas House Bill 1458 authorizes school districts to appoint reserve police officers and expands qualifying armed security personnel at public schools
Original title: Relating to the armed security officers required to be present at public schools and the appointment of reserve police officers by a school district police department.
Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Will Metcalf and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Texas House Bill 1458 allows school district police chiefs to appoint s and expands the categories of personnel who can serve as armed security officers at public schools, effective September 1, 2025. The legislation defines the operational duties, licensing requirements, and benefit exclusions for school reserve police officers.
Why it matters
School districts gain new flexibility in staffing armed security and utilizing reserve officers, while individuals serving in these reserve roles are explicitly excluded from full-time employee financial benefits and statutory pension funds.
Background
- Texas school districts are subject to statutory requirements under Section 37.0814 of the Education Code mandating the presence of armed security personnel at every campus. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
School districts
School districts gain discretionary authority to appoint reserve police officers and utilize an expanded pool of qualified personnel for required armed campus security.
Directly affected
Reserve police officers
Reserve officers gain statutory authorization to serve within school district police departments but are excluded from full-time employee financial benefits and statutory pension funds.
Directly affected
Honorably retired peace officers
Retired peace officers meeting active status and training requirements become newly eligible to serve as armed security officers at public schools.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can any school district appoint reserve police officers under this law?
Yes, the board of trustees of a school district may authorize its chief of police to appoint s, and the board may also limit the number of such appointments.
Are reserve school police officers eligible for full-time employee pension funds?
No, s are explicitly ineligible for any program considered a financial benefit of full-time employment or for any statutory pension fund created for full-time paid peace officers.
What training must unlicensed reserve police officers complete to act as a peace officer?
Unlicensed s must fulfill all applicable requirements under Sections 1701.351 and 1701.3525 of the Occupations Code and may only act as a peace officer during the actual discharge of official duties.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
51 actions- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledEffective on 9/1/25
- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 28, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 27, 2025SenateSigned in the Senate
- May 27, 2025HouseSigned in the House
- May 26, 2025HouseReported enrolled
Show 45 earlier actions
- May 25, 2025HouseSenate passage reported
- May 25, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 25, 2025SenateFloorPassed
- May 25, 2025SenateFloorRead 3rd time
- May 25, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 25, 2025SenateThree day rule suspended
- May 25, 2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
- May 25, 2025SenateFloorRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- May 25, 2025SenateLaid before the Senate
- May 25, 2025SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
- May 14, 2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
- May 14, 2025SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
- May 14, 2025SenateCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments
- May 13, 2025SenateVote taken in committee
- May 13, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 8, 2025SenateLeft pending in committee
- May 8, 2025SenateTestimony taken in committee
- May 8, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 8, 2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Apr 23, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Education K-16
- Apr 23, 2025SenateIntroducedRead first time
- Apr 22, 2025SenateReceived from the House
- Apr 21, 2025HouseReported engrossed
- Apr 17, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#308)
- Apr 17, 2025HouseFloorPassed as amended
- Apr 17, 2025HouseAmended (1-McLaughlin)
- Apr 17, 2025HouseFloorRead 3rd time
- Apr 17, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#292)
- Apr 17, 2025HouseFloorPassed to engrossment
- Apr 17, 2025HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- Apr 16, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- Apr 14, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 10, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- Apr 9, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Apr 9, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 3, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably as substituted
- Apr 3, 2025HouseCommittee substitute considered in committee
- Apr 3, 2025HouseConsidered in formal meeting
- Mar 25, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Mar 25, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Mar 25, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 25, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Education
- Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 22, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
HB 1458 , as amended, was passed
Total
144
- Yes
- 140
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 2
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Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
CreightonSenateSponsorNo profile match
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift95% confidence
Codification of School District Reserve Police
The legislation creates a formal statutory framework under Section 37.0816 of the Education Code for school district police departments to appoint and deploy reserve officers.
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Sources
Open source document
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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