(H) Parker signed onto the bill as Nov 12, 2024
(H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed Mar 4, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Higher Education, chaired by a Republican Mar 25, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee Apr 2, 2025
(H) House Higher Education met. (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Apr 7, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed Apr 8, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars Apr 22, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars Apr 25, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar Apr 28, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed Apr 29, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Bell, C. amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote RV#805: Yea 137 (R 78 , D 59 ) - Nay 9 (R 8 , D 1 )View Source
Yea - Alders Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Bumgarner Button Campos Capriglione Collier Cook Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Harris Davila Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hickland Hinojosa Holt Hopper Howard Hull Hunter Isaac Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. Kerwin King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Leo Wilson Little Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lowe Lozano Lujan Luther Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Moody Morales, C. Morales, E. Morgan Munoz Noble Olcott Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Pierson Plesa Raymond Reynolds Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Schofield Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Simmons Slawson Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Thompson Tinderholt Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Virdell Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Cain Canales Frank Harrison Money Richardson Schatzline Toth Vasut
Absent - Cole McLaughlin Morales Shaw
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 805 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 805 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 )
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(H) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote RV#962: Yea 131 (R 76 , D 55 ) - Nay 6 (R 5 , D 1 )View Source
Yea - Alders Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Bumgarner Button Campos Capriglione Cole Collier Cook Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Davila Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hickland Holt Hopper Howard Hull Hunter Isaac Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. Kerwin King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Lambert Leach Leo Wilson Little Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lowe Lozano Lujan Luther Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Money Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Noble Olcott Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Pierson Plesa Raymond Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Shaheen Shofner Simmons Slawson Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Thompson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Virdell Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Cain Canales Frank Harrison Schatzline Vasut
Absent - Cortez Gerdes Harris Morgan Reynolds Schofield
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Landgraf
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 962 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 962 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 962 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Ron Reynolds: "When Record No. 962 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 )
Stan Gerdes: "When Record No. 962 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican May 22, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee May 23, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee May 25, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed May 28, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote May 29, 2025
(H) Senate passage as amended reported (H) Senate Amendments distributed (H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed May 30, 2025
(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s) (H) Record vote RV#4070: Yea 136 (R 82 , D 54 ) - Nay 0 (R 0 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Alders Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Bumgarner Button Cain Canales Capriglione Cole Collier Cook Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hickland Hinojosa Holt Hopper Howard Hull Hunter Isaac Johnson Jones, J. Kerwin King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Landgraf Leach Leo Wilson Little Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lowe Lozano Lujan Luther Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Money Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Morgan Munoz Noble Olcott Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, M. Perez, V. Pierson Plesa Raymond Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Schatzline Schofield Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Simmons Slawson Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Thompson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Virdell Vo Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Absent - Campos Davis, Y. Geren Manuel Reynolds Walle
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Vasut
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 4070 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(H) Signed in the House Jun 1, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate (E) Sent to the Governor 
