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Key details on HB 3670 presented by Carrie Isaac in Texas House

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Carrie Isaac, Texas State Representative of the 73rd district (R) | https://x.com/CarrieIsaac

Carrie Isaac, Texas State Representative of the 73rd district (R) | https://x.com/CarrieIsaac

Rep. Carrie Isaac introduced HB 3670, a bill on Education, to the Texas House on Tuesday, March 25 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to access to the catalog of a public school's library materials’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill mandates that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas make the catalog of each school library's available materials accessible to the public via an online database. Its provisions are set to be implemented starting with the 2025-26 school year. If the bill secures a two-thirds majority vote in both legislative houses, it will take immediate effect; otherwise, it will become effective on Sept. 1, 2025.

Carrie Isaac, member of the House Committee on S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs, proposed another 19 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Isaac graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a BS.

Carrie Isaac is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 73rd House district. She replaced previous state representative Kyle Biedermann in 2023.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Carrie Isaac in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 369003/25/2025Relating to a review of library materials included in public school libraries; providing a civil penalty
HB 314403/20/2025Relating to the use of a public school or institution of higher education as a polling place
HB 314303/20/2025Relating to establishing the safety protection grant program under which the parent of a student whose safety is in jeopardy may elect to transfer the student to another public school campus or receive funding for the student to attend private school
HB 288903/19/2025Relating to requiring political subdivisions to provide funding for communications from opponents of bond measures of the political subdivision
HB 288803/19/2025Relating to the right of a motorist who fails to hold a driver's license or maintain motor vehicle liability insurance or other financial responsibility for a motor vehicle to recover damages arising from a motor vehicle collision
HB 288703/19/2025Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations
HB 288103/19/2025Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this state
HB 287903/19/2025Relating to the justified use of force, including deadly force, by certain persons on certain residential property or manufactured home community property
HB 283903/19/2025Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel
HB 281703/19/2025Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer
HB 281203/19/2025Relating to the exemption of public water supply wells from regulation, permitting, or metering by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
HB 273803/18/2025Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting
HB 256503/17/2025Relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in food and drinks provided by school districts
HB 256203/17/2025Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools
HB 226803/14/2025Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain special districts
HB 226703/14/2025Relating to the monitoring of emissions from certain facilities that emit air contaminants
HB 226503/14/2025Relating to county land use regulatory authority in certain counties; providing a criminal penalty
HB 113303/07/2025Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to prohibit or regulate certain swim instruction provided in a pool on an owner's or resident's property
HB 21802/27/2025Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes

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