CS/SB 1170: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12, Calatayud

Education; Deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; authorizing certain parents to submit a written request to the school principal for installation and operation of a video camera in a self-contained classroom; requiring that a video camera be operational within a specified timeframe after approval of a request under the policy; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/5/2026 09:09 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  2. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 859 (c1) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Rules	Similar

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  1003.574

  Video cameras in public school classrooms; pilot program.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	S	• Filed
  1/12/2026	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Judiciary; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/29/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/3/2026	S	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  2/5/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
  2/10/2026	S	• CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education