ChangeBridge / Texas / HB2 Effective Date HB2 House Bill Effective Date 2025-06-20

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Bill Details

State Texas

Session 89th Legislature Regular Session

Chamber House

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Sponsors

Brad Buckley (Rep - R) Diego Bernal (Rep - D) Ryan Guillen (Rep - R) Jeff Barry (Rep - R) Cecil Bell (Rep - R) Keith Bell (Rep - R) Salman Bhojani (Rep - D) Greg Bonnen (Rep - R) Ben Bumgarner (Rep - R) Angie Button (Rep - R) Giovanni Capriglione (Rep - R) David Cook (Rep - R) Tom Craddick (Rep - R) Charles Cunningham (Rep - R) Pat Curry (Rep - R) Drew Darby (Rep - R) Jay Dean (Rep - R) Mano DeAyala (Rep - R) Mark Dorazio (Rep - R) Paul Dyson (Rep - R) Caroline Fairly (Rep - R) James Frank (Rep - R) Gary Gates (Rep - R) Stan Gerdes (Rep - R) Jessica Gonzalez (Rep - D) Cody Harris (Rep - R) Caroline Harris Davila (Rep - R) Richard Hayes (Rep - R) Cole Hefner (Rep - R) Hillary Hickland (Rep - R) Janis Holt (Rep - R) Lacey Hull (Rep - R) Todd Hunter (Rep - R) Carrie Isaac (Rep - R) Helen Kerwin (Rep - R) Ken King (Rep - R) Stan Kitzman (Rep - R) Marc LaHood (Rep - R) Suleman Lalani (Rep - D) Stan Lambert (Rep - R) Brooks Landgraf (Rep - R) Jeff Leach (Rep - R) Terri Leo-Wilson (Rep - R) Janie Lopez (Rep - R) AJ Louderback (Rep - R) J.M. Lozano (Rep - R) John Lujan (Rep - R) Shelley Luther (Rep - R) Don McLaughlin (Rep - R) John McQueeney (Rep - R) William Metcalf (Rep - R) Morgan Meyer (Rep - R) Eddie Morales (Rep - D) Candy Noble (Rep - R) Tom Oliverson (Rep - R) Angelia Orr (Rep - R) Jared Patterson (Rep - R) Dennis Paul (Rep - R) Vincent Perez (Rep - D) Katrina Pierson (Rep - R) Richard Raymond (Rep - D) Ron Reynolds (Rep - D) Keresa Richardson (Rep - R) Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos (Rep - D) Matthew Shaheen (Rep - R) Joanne Shofner (Rep - R) Shelby Slawson (Rep - R) John Smithee (Rep - R) David Spiller (Rep - R) Valoree Swanson (Rep - R) Carl Tepper (Rep - R) Steve Toth (Rep - R) Ellen Troxclair (Rep - R) Cody Vasut (Rep - R) Denise Villalobos (Rep - R) Wesley Virdell (Rep - R) Trey Wharton (Rep - R) Terry Wilson (Rep - R) Charles Creighton (Sen - R) Carol Alvarado (Sen - D) Paul Bettencourt (Sen - R) Brian Birdwell (Sen - R) Cesar Blanco (Sen - D) Donna Campbell (Sen - R) Peter Flores (Sen - R) Brent Hagenbuch (Sen - R) Bob Hall (Sen - R) Kelly Hancock (Sen - R) Adam Hinojosa (Sen - R) Juan Hinojosa (Sen - D) Joan Huffman (Sen - R) Phil King (Rep - R) Jose Menendez (Sen - D) Borris Miles (Sen - D) Tan Parker (Sen - R) Angela Paxton (Sen - R) Kevin Sparks (Sen - R) Royce West (Sen - D) Judith Zaffirini (Sen - D)

Action History

2025-06-20 See remarks for effective date 2025-06-20 Signed by the Governor 2025-06-02 Sent to the Governor 2025-06-01 S Signed in the Senate 2025-06-01 H Signed in the House 2025-05-31 H Reported enrolled 2025-05-29 S House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported 2025-05-29 H Text of Senate Amendment(s) 2025-05-29 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-29 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-29 H Record vote RV#4015 2025-05-29 H House concurs in Senate amendment(s) 2025-05-25 H Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed 2025-05-25 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed 2025-05-24 H Senate Amendments distributed 2025-05-24 H Senate passage as amended reported 2025-05-23 S Remarks ordered printed 2025-05-23 S Record vote 2025-05-23 S Passed as amended 2025-05-23 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-23 S Amended 2025-05-23 S Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton 2025-05-23 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-23 S Amended 2025-05-23 S Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton 2025-05-23 S Read 3rd time 2025-05-23 S Record vote 2025-05-23 S Three day rule suspended 2025-05-23 S Rules suspended-Regular order of business 2025-05-23 S Co-sponsor authorized 2025-05-22 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-22 S Passed to 3rd reading as amended 2025-05-22 S Amendment withdrawn 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA8 Menéndez 2025-05-22 S Amendment withdrawn 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA7 Menéndez 2025-05-22 S Amendment withdrawn 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA6 Menéndez 2025-05-22 S Amendment withdrawn 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA5 Menéndez 2025-05-22 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-22 S Amended 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA4 Creighton 2025-05-22 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-22 S Amended 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA3 Creighton 2025-05-22 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-22 S Amendment adopted as amended FA1 Creighton 2025-05-22 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-22 S Amendment amended 2025-05-22 S Amendment to amendment offered FA2 Creighton 2025-05-22 S Vote reconsidered 2025-05-22 S Vote recorded in Journal 2025-05-22 S Amended 2025-05-22 S Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton 2025-05-22 S Read 2nd time 2025-05-22 S Rules suspended-Regular order of business 2025-05-22 S Placed on intent calendar 2025-05-22 S Co-sponsor authorized 2025-05-20 S Committee report printed and distributed 2025-05-20 S Reported favorably as substituted 2025-05-19 S Vote taken in committee 2025-05-19 S Considered in public hearing 2025-05-15 S Left pending in committee 2025-05-15 S Testimony taken in committee 2025-05-15 S Considered in public hearing 2025-05-15 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 2025-04-23 S Referred to Education K-16 2025-04-23 S Read first time 2025-04-22 S Received from the House 2025-04-17 H Reported engrossed 2025-04-17 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-17 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-17 H Record vote RV#303 2025-04-17 H Passed 2025-04-17 H Read 3rd time 2025-04-16 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#240 2025-04-16 H Passed to engrossment as amended 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#239 2025-04-16 H Amendment tabled 17-Bryant 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#238 2025-04-16 H Amendment tabled 16-Bryant 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#237 2025-04-16 H Amendment tabled 15-Bryant 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#236 2025-04-16 H Amendment tabled 14-Bryant 2025-04-16 H Amendment withdrawn 13-Bryant 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#235 2025-04-16 H Amendment tabled 12-Bryant 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#234 2025-04-16 H Amended 11-M. González 2025-04-16 H Amendment withdrawn 10-Schofield, et al. 2025-04-16 H Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2 2025-04-16 H Amendment(s) offered 10-Schofield, DeAyala, Hull, Morales Shaw, Oliverson, Rosenthal, and Harless 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#233 2025-04-16 H Amended 9-Guillen, Darby, Harless, Landgraf, J. Lopez, McLaughlin, Meyer, E. Morales, and Virdell 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#232 2025-04-16 H Amended 8-Thompson 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#231 2025-04-16 H Amended 7-King 2025-04-16 H Amendment withdrawn 6-Cain 2025-04-16 H Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2 2025-04-16 H Amendment(s) offered 6-Cain 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#230 2025-04-16 H Amendment tabled 5-Olcott 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#229 2025-04-16 H Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley, et al. 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#228 2025-04-16 H Amendment amended 4-Buckley 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#227 2025-04-16 H Amendment amended 2-Bernal 2025-04-16 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 2025-04-16 H Record vote RV#226 2025-04-16 H Substitute amendment to amendment fails 3-Schoolcraft 2025-04-16 H Amendment to amendment offered 2-Bernal, Bhojani, Buckley, Kerwin, Leach, and R. Lopez 2025-04-16 H Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley, Bernal, Leach, Lujan, Patterson, V. Perez, and Shaheen 2025-04-16 H Read 2nd time 2025-04-16 H Placed on Major State Calendar 2025-04-14 H Considered in Calendars 2025-04-11 H Committee report sent to Calendars 2025-04-10 H Committee report distributed 2025-04-10 H Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator 2025-04-03 H Reported favorably as substituted 2025-04-03 H Committee substitute considered in committee 2025-04-03 H Considered in formal meeting 2025-04-03 H Scheduled for formal meeting on . . . 2025-04-01 H Meeting cancelled 2025-04-01 H Scheduled for formal meeting on . . . 2025-03-06 H Left pending in committee 2025-03-06 H Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee 2025-03-06 H Considered in public hearing 2025-03-06 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 2025-03-04 H Left pending in committee 2025-03-04 H Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee 2025-03-04 H Considered in public hearing 2025-03-04 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 2025-02-25 H Referred to Public Education 2025-02-25 H Read first time 2025-02-20 H Filed

Votes

2025-04-16 Substitute amendment to amendment fails RV#226 Yea: 25 Nay: 121 2025-04-16 Amendment amended RV#227 Yea: 128 Nay: 18 2025-04-16 Amendment amended RV#228 Yea: 145 Nay: 0 2025-04-16 Amendment adopted as amended RV#229 Yea: 144 Nay: 0 2025-04-16 Amendment tabled RV#230 Yea: 113 Nay: 21 2025-04-16 6-Cain RV#231 Yea: 140 Nay: 0 2025-04-16 RV#232 Yea: 132 Nay: 14 2025-04-16 RV#232 RV#233 Yea: 146 Nay: 1 2025-04-16 10-Schofield, et al. RV#234 Yea: 124 Nay: 16 2025-04-16 Amendment tabled RV#235 Yea: 88 Nay: 58 2025-04-16 Amendment tabled RV#236 Yea: 87 Nay: 59 2025-04-16 Amendment tabled RV#237 Yea: 79 Nay: 63 2025-04-16 Amendment tabled RV#238 Yea: 89 Nay: 52 2025-04-16 Amendment tabled RV#239 Yea: 85 Nay: 54 2025-04-16 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#240 Yea: 144 Nay: 4 2025-04-17 Read 3rd time RV#303 Yea: 142 Nay: 5 2025-05-23 Three day rule suspended Yea: 31 Nay: 0 2025-05-29 House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4015 Yea: 122 Nay: 13

Committee Referrals

2025-02-25 H Public Education 2025-04-23 S Education K-16

Amendments

2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley Adopted 2025-04-16 House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Bernal Adopted 2025-04-16 House Substitute to Amendment (H 2) 3-Schoolcraft 2025-04-16 House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 4-Buckley Adopted 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 5-Olcott 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 6-Cain 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 7-King Adopted 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 8-Thompson Adopted 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 9-Guillen Adopted 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 10-Schofield 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 11-González, Mary Adopted 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 12-Bryant 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 13-Bryant 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 14-Bryant 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 15-Bryant 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 16-Bryant 2025-04-16 House Amendment (H 2) 17-Bryant 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Creighton Adopted 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment to Amendment (S 2) F2-Creighton Adopted 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F3-Creighton Adopted 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F4-Creighton Adopted 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F5-Menéndez 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F6-Menéndez 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F7-Menéndez 2025-05-22 Senate Amendment (S 2) F8-Menéndez 2025-05-23 Senate Amendment (S 3) F1-Creighton Adopted 2025-05-23 Senate Amendment (S 3) F2-Creighton Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-20 Introduced 2025-04-10 Comm Sub 2025-04-17 Engrossed 2025-05-20 Comm Sub 2025-06-01 Enrolled

Subjects

Disabilities, Persons with Education Education--Primary & Secondary Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance Education--Primary & Secondary--Special Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers Education--Primary & Secondary--Vocational Electronic Information Systems Governor Legislature Salaries & Expenses State Finances State Finances--Appropriations State Finances--Management & Control Taxation Taxation--School District AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS BONDS FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND INTERNET MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION PRESCHOOL & PREKINDERGARTEN REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED, TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS DEAF, TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Education--Bilingual Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel Occupational Regulation Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE DYSLEXIA LITERACY STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)