Jan 30, 2025
(H) Bernal signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed Mar 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican Mar 25, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee Apr 8, 2025
(H) House Public Education met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted Apr 16, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed Apr 17, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars Apr 22, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars Apr 24, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Olcott was offered. (H) Point of order sustained (amendment) (H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Money was offered. (H) Point of order sustained (amendment) (H) A Republican amendment (No. 3) from Schatzline; Toth was offered. (H) Point of order sustained (amendment) (H) A Republican amendment (No. 4) from Cain amended the bill. (H) Record vote RV#535: Yea 111 (R 85 , D 26 ) - Nay 34 (R 0 , D 34 )View Source
Yea - Alders Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bonnen Buckley Bucy Bumgarner Button Cain Canales Capriglione Cook Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Guillen Harless Harris Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hefner Hickland Holt Hopper Howard Hull Hunter Isaac Jones, J. Kerwin King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Leo Wilson Lopez, J. Louderback Lowe Lozano Lujan Manuel Martinez McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Money Moody Morales, E. Morgan Munoz Noble Olcott Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Pierson Raymond Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Schatzline Schofield Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Slawson Smithee Spiller Swanson Tepper Tinderholt Toth Troxclair VanDeaver Vasut Villalobos Virdell Wharton Wilson Zweiner
Nay - Allen Anchia Bhojani Bowers Bryant Campos Cole Collier Davis, Y. Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Goodwin Guerra Hernandez Hinojosa Johnson Jones, V. Longoria Lopez, R. Martinez Fischer Morales, C. Plesa Reynolds Romero Rose Rosenthal Simmons Talarico Thompson Turner Walle Ward Johnson Wu
Absent - Little Luther Morales Shaw
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Aicha Davis: "When Record No. 535 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Josey Garcia: "When Record No. 535 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Liz Campos: "When Record No. 535 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Rafael Anchia: "When Record No. 535 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Shelley Luther: "When Record No. 535 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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Yea - Allen Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Button Campos Canales Cole Collier Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Hayes Hernandez Hinojosa Holt Howard Hunter Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. King Kitzman Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Longoria Lopez, R. Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McQueeney Meyer Meza Moody Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Noble Ordaz Orr Patterson Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Reynolds Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Schofield Shaheen Shofner Simmons Smithee Talarico Thompson Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Walle Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Bumgarner Cain Cook Dorazio Gerdes Harris Davila Harrison Hefner Hickland Hopper Isaac LaHood Leo Wilson Little Louderback Lowe Lozano Luther Money Morgan Olcott Oliverson Paul Pierson Richardson Schatzline Schoolcraft Slawson Spiller Swanson Tepper Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Vasut
Absent - Anchia Bhojani Capriglione Frank Hull Kerwin Lopez, J. McLaughlin Metcalf Morales Shaw Virdell Ward Johnson
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Caroline Fairly: "When Record No. 536 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 536 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 )
James Frank: "When Record No. 536 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 )
Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 536 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 536 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Rafael Anchia: "When Record No. 536 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Terry Wilson: "When Record No. 536 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 536 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote RV#579: Yea 81 (R 31 , D 50 ) - Nay 45 (R 45 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Button Campos Capriglione Cole Collier Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean Dutton Fairly Flores Frank Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Hayes Hinojosa Holt Howard Jones, V. King Kitzman Lalani Lambert Landgraf Longoria Lopez, R. Lujan Manuel Martinez McQueeney Meyer Meza Moody Morales, E. Munoz Noble Ordaz Orr Patterson Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Rodriguez Ramos Rosenthal Simmons Talarico Thompson Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Zweiner
Nay - Alders Bumgarner Cain Cook Craddick Cunningham Curry DeAyala Dorazio Dyson Harris Davila Harrison Hefner Hickland Hopper Isaac Kerwin Leo Wilson Little Louderback Lowe Lozano Luther McLaughlin Metcalf Money Morgan Olcott Paul Pierson Richardson Schatzline Schofield Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Smithee Spiller Swanson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Vasut Virdell Wilson
Absent - Hull Morales Shaw Slawson
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 579 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 579 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 )
Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 579 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Terry Wilson: "When Record No. 579 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author (S) Received from the House 
