SB 7022: Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12

Public Records/Examination and Assessment Instruments; Deleting a duplicative exemption from public records requirements for certain examination and assessment instruments; requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt rules and regulations, respectively, governing the retention and disposal process for specified records; deleting a provision requiring the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors to adopt certain rules and regulations, respectively, governing access to records; extending the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/18/2026 10:17 AM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 7021 by Government Operations Subcommittee OGSR/Examination and Assessment Instruments Last Action: 3/9/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 7022	Similar

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  1008.23

  Confidentiality of assessment instruments.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/15/2026	S	• Submitted for consideration by Education Pre-K - 12 • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/20/2026	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
  1/21/2026	S	• Filed
  1/22/2026	S	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
  1/28/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  1/29/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/2/2026	S	• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/3/2026	S	• Now in Rules
  2/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  2/10/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/17/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  2/19/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 354 • Read 3rd time -SJ 354 • Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 354 • Immediately certified -SJ 356
  2/19/2026	H	• In Messages
  3/5/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/9/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 101, NAYS 8
  3/17/2026	S	• Ordered enrolled