Thu 1/26/2023

(S) Filed
(S) José Menéndez signed onto the bill as Author
 

Fri 2/17/2023

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

Wed 3/8/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 3/13/2023

(S) César Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Nathan Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Roland Gutierrez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Royce West signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Sarah Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 3/16/2023

(S) Donna Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/24/2023

(S) Angela Paxton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/27/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 5/3/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Thu 5/4/2023

(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

(S) Judith Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Paul Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 5/5/2023

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

Tue 5/9/2023

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

Tue 5/16/2023

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

Fri 5/19/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1855 (SB 629 was passed)

RV#1855: Yeas 144 (R 83, D 61) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0) 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; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; 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; Leo-Wilson; 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; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Hinojosa: "When Record No. 1855 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Sun 5/28/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Mon 5/29/2023

(H) Signed in the House

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Harkleroad, Becca for self (with Texas School Nurses Organization)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Adams, Bryce for Texas Public Charter Schools Association
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Castillo, Alycia for self (with Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Frazee, Jack for Texas Nurses Association
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Galvan, Lyssette for NAMI Texas
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Hale, Kevin for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Jones, Garry for self (with Democrats for Education Reform TX)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Kennon, Suzi for self (with Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA))
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Kling, Kelsey for Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as McMahon, Hailey for Texans Care for Children
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as McPeters, Pamela for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Travis, Clayton for Texas Pediatric Society
 

(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Beckett, Melissa for self (with Texas Education 911)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Cleveland, Lisa for UT Health San Antonio
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Hoffman, Shannon for Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Mathias, Charles for UT Health San Antonio
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Bhakta, Nimisha for Department of State Health Services
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Marin, Eric for Texas Education Agency
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Martinez, Monica for Texas Education Agency