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HB681   Died on House Floor after Point of Order
This bill would cost taxpayers $115,829,785.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Bell, Keith; King, Ken; Buckley; Shaheen; Morales, Eddie
Co-authors:
Sponsors: Bettencourt
Co-sponsors: West

View at Texas Legislature Online

Tue 11/15/2022


(H) Filed
 

Thu 2/23/2023


(H) Referred to the House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Thu 3/16/2023


(H) Brad Buckley signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Ken King signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Matt Shaheen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Public Education Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 4/4/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Public Education Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Buckley; Allison; Cunningham; Harris, Cody; Harrison; Hefner; Hinojosa; King, Ken; Longoria; Schaefer; Talarico) Nays (Allen) Absents (Dutton)
 

Thu 4/6/2023


(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Fri 4/14/2023


(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 4/19/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from VanDeaver amended the bill.
 

Thu 4/20/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 348 (HB 681 was passed)

RV#348: Yeas 145 (R 83, D 62) - Nays 3 (R 1, D 2)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Dorazio; González, J.; Ramos

 

Tue 5/2/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Thu 5/18/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/19/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 5/22/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Tue 5/23/2023


(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Point of order withdrawn
Rule 11, Section 2: Motions on a Different Subject Offered as Amendments. No motion or proposition on a subject different from the subject under consideration shall be admitted as an amendment or as a substitute for the motion or proposition under debate. "Proposition" as used in this section shall include a bill, resolution, joint resolution, or any other motion which is amendable.
 

Fri 5/26/2023


(H) Point of order sustained
Rule 11, Section 2: Motions on a Different Subject Offered as Amendments. No motion or proposition on a subject different from the subject under consideration shall be admitted as an amendment or as a substitute for the motion or proposition under debate. "Proposition" as used in this section shall include a bill, resolution, joint resolution, or any other motion which is amendable.

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Davenport, Lynn for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Linahan, Alice for self (with Women On The Wall)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Russell, Ginger for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Bakich, Meg for self
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Fowler, Elaina for Texas State Teacher Association
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Kling, Kelsey for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT))
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Koen, Terri for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Lowe, Mary for self
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Rivas, Lesley for Mexican American School Boards Association
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Wiggins, Mark for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
 

For

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Terry, Justin for self (with Forney ISD)
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Adams, Bryce for self (with Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Beneski, Amy for Texas Association of School Administrators
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Broughton, Whitney for Texas Association of School Boards
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Bruno, Amy for Upbring
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Grantham, Gabriel for Texas 2036
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Grizzard, Julia for self (with Bexar County Education Coalition)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Gustin, Virginia for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Haenisch, Barry for Texas Association of Community Schools
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Kennon, Suzi for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Kennon, Suzi for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Kizer, Kathryn for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as List, Amanda for AList Consulting
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Margolis, Eve for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Massingill, Gavin for Imagine Learning
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as McCreary, Casey for Texas Association of School Administrators
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Oliver, Harold for Shulman Lopez Hoffer & Adelstein
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Popinski, Bob for Raise Your Hand Texas
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Preddy, Jordan for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Rome, Christy for Texas School Coalition
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Russell, Matthew for Texas Computer Education Association
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Russell, Matthew for Texas Computer Education Association
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Rutledge, Gray for Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Trinite, Brittany for self
 

On

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Benscoter, Andrew for Trinity Charter and Upbring
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Butler, Jacob for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Cave, Tricia for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Franklin, Ryan for Educate Texas
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Pasierb, Amy for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Calahan, Becky for Philanthropy Advocates at Communities Foundation of Texas
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Chevalier, Dr. Andrea for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Garcia, Emily for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Griffith, Carrie for Texas State Teacher Association
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Marin, Eric for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Martinez, Monica for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as McLoughlin, Jessica for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Pena, Alejandro for Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Schutte, Marian for Texas Education Agency
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Schutte, Marian for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Terry, James for Texas Education Agency



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