HB1579

Assigned to Committee
Authored by R. D. Guerra (D)
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Caption: Relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students.
Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Dutton (D); Plesa (D); Talarico (D)
Co-authors: Flores (D); Jones, J. (D)

Dec 11, 2024


(H) Guerra signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 12, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by chair
 

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
(H) Considered by s/c in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
(H) Left pending in subcommittee
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Dutton signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Talarico signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Guerra amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Jones, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1472: Yea 105 (R 44, D 61) - Nay 36 (R 36, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Fairly; Flores; Frank; 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; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Kerwin; Leach; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Absent - Bell, C.; Curry; Holt; Kitzman; Lopez, J.; Schatzline; Smithee

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Ordaz

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 1472 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Pat Curry: "When Record No. 1472 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Stan Kitzman: "When Record No. 1472 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) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 7, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

May 14, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Elizet Kneisler for Texas Association for Bilingual Education
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Ashley Harris for United Way
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Brandon Garcia for Texas Public Charter Schools Association
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Carrie Griffith for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Chloe Latham Sikes for Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Jaime Puente for Every Texan
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Kelsey Kling for Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Lauren McKenzie for Texans Care for Children
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Tricia Cave for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
 

On

(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Adam Kranz for self
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before H S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education as Justin Porter for Texas Education Agency



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