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SB2991Introduced in the Senate

SCH-SUSPEND/EXPEL-SEX ASSAULT

IntroducedSenate Assignments

Introduced by Steve McClure, District 54

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Official description

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that for additional purposes of the amendatory provisions, a student initiates sexual activity with another individual without that individual's consent if the other individual did not agree to participate in the sexual act or was unconscious, asleep, surprised, intoxicated, or drugged and, as a result, was not aware of, did not know of, did not perceive, or was not cognizant of the sexual act or the nature of the sexual act or if the other individual has a disability that made the individual unable to understand the nature of the sexual act, unable to consent to the sexual act, or incapable of resisting the sexual act; and a student initiates a sexual assault if the other individual did not agree to the sexual penetration or was unconscious, asleep, surprised, intoxicated, or drugged and, as a result, was not aware of, did not know of, did not perceive, or was not cognizant of the sexual penetration or the nature of the sexual penetration or if the other individual has a disability that made the individual unable to understand the nature of the sexual penetration, unable to consent to the sexual penetration, or incapable of resisting the sexual penetration. Provides that expulsion under the amendatory provisions shall be construed in a manner consistent with Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972. Provides that expulsion under the amendatory provisions shall comply with other expulsion procedures. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

April 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Criminal Law Committee · March 10, 2026

9

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

10 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Javier Cervantes1Yes
Lakesia Collins5Yes
Robert Martwick10Yes
Celina Villanueva12Yes
Robert Peters13Not Voting
Elgie Sims17Yes
Michael Halpin36Yes
Jil Tracy50Yes
Steve McClure54Yes
Terri Bryant58Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Assignments

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  7. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  8. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  9. Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jil Tracy

  10. Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin

  17. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  18. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills

  27. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  28. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  29. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose

  30. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran

  31. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler

  32. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis

  33. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson

  34. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin

  35. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

  36. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant

  37. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  38. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston

  39. Directed to Multiple Committees Assigned to Criminal Law then to Education

  40. Assigned to Criminal Law

  41. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

  42. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

  43. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  44. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure

  45. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  46. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law

  47. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  48. Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000

  49. Assigned to Education

  50. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  51. Postponed - Education

  52. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  53. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  54. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  55. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  56. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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