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HB120 House Bill
Effective Date
2025-06-20

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Bill Details

State

Texas

Session

89th Legislature Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

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Sponsors

Keith Bell (Rep - R)
Brad Buckley (Rep - R)
Trent Ashby (Rep - R)
Gary Gates (Rep - R)
Angie Button (Rep - R)
David Cook (Rep - R)
Aicha Davis (Rep - D)
Mano DeAyala (Rep - R)
Caroline Fairly (Rep - R)
James Frank (Rep - R)
Robert Guerra (Rep - D)
Ryan Guillen (Rep - R)
Carrie Isaac (Rep - R)
Janie Lopez (Rep - R)
Ray Lopez (Rep - D)
Penny Morales Shaw (Rep - D)
Angelia Orr (Rep - R)
Richard Raymond (Rep - D)
David Spiller (Rep - R)
Steve Toth (Rep - R)
Charles Schwertner (Sen - R)
Donna Campbell (Sen - R)
Brent Hagenbuch (Sen - R)
Kelly Hancock (Sen - R)
Juan Hinojosa (Sen - D)
Royce West (Sen - D)

Action History

2025-06-20 See remarks for effective date
2025-06-20 Signed by the Governor
2025-06-01 Sent to the Governor
2025-06-01 S Signed in the Senate
2025-05-31 H Signed in the House
2025-05-30 H Reported enrolled
2025-05-28 S House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-28 H Text of Senate Amendment(s)
2025-05-28 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28 H Record vote RV#4010
2025-05-28 H House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
2025-05-28 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-28 H Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-26 H Senate passage as amended reported
2025-05-25 S Record vote
2025-05-25 S Passed
2025-05-25 S Read 3rd time
2025-05-25 S Record vote
2025-05-25 S Three day rule suspended
2025-05-25 S Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-25 S Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-25 S Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-25 S Amended
2025-05-25 S Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner
2025-05-25 S Read 2nd time
2025-05-25 S Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-25 S Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-23 S Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-23 S Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-20 S Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-20 S Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-13 S Vote taken in committee
2025-05-13 S Considered in public hearing
2025-05-08 S Left pending in committee
2025-05-08 S Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-08 S Considered in public hearing
2025-05-08 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-23 S Referred to Education K-16
2025-04-23 S Read first time
2025-04-16 S Received from the House
2025-04-16 H Reported engrossed
2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#213
2025-04-16 H Passed
2025-04-16 H Read 3rd time
2025-04-15 H Record vote RV#183
2025-04-15 H Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-04-15 H Record vote RV#182
2025-04-15 H Amended 1-K. Bell
2025-04-15 H Read 2nd time
2025-04-15 H Placed on Emergency Calendar
2025-04-09 H Considered in Calendars
2025-03-28 H Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-03-27 H Committee report distributed
2025-03-27 H Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-03-18 H Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-18 H Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-03-18 H Considered in public hearing
2025-03-18 H Recalled from subcommittee
2025-03-05 H Left pending in subcommittee
2025-03-05 H Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
2025-03-05 H Committee substitute considered in s/c
2025-03-05 H Considered by s/c in public hearing
2025-03-05 H Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
2025-02-25 H Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker
2025-02-25 H Read first time
2025-02-20 H Filed

Votes

2025-04-15 RV#182 Yea: 143 Nay: 1
2025-04-15 Record vote RV#183 Yea: 142 Nay: 4
2025-04-16 Read 3rd time RV#213 Yea: 144 Nay: 1
2025-05-25 Three day rule suspended Yea: 31 Nay: 0
2025-05-25 Read 3rd time Yea: 31 Nay: 0
2025-05-28 House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4010 Yea: 116 Nay: 6

Committee Referrals

2025-02-25 H Academic & Career-Oriented Education
2025-04-23 S Education K-16

Amendments

2025-04-15 House Amendment (H 2) 1-Bell, Keith Adopted
2025-05-25 Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Schwertner Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-20 Introduced
2025-03-27 Comm Sub
2025-04-16 Engrossed
2025-05-20 Comm Sub
2025-05-30 Enrolled

Subjects

Education Education--Primary & Secondary Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel Education--Rural Education--School Districts Science & Technology State Finances State Finances--Management & Control FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF Military & Veterans Electronic Information Systems Labor Labor--Workforce Development Labor--Workforce Development--Rural INTERNET

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