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HB2598

Signed by Governor
Authored by Angie Button (R)
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Caption: Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.
Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2598 seeks to amend provisions related to school psychologists under the Occupations Code. The bill revises terminology, replacing "licensed specialist in school psychology" with "school psychologist" throughout various sections of the Education and Occupations Codes. It also updates references in laws related to mental health services in schools, eligibility criteria for task forces, and regulatory requirements governing school psychologists.

Joint authors: Allen (D); Bernal (D); Buckley (R); Kerwin (R)
Co-authors: Bhojani (D); Plesa (D)
Sponsors: Zaffirini (D)

Feb 10, 2025


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

Mar 17, 2025


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

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Bernal signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Allen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 15, 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 22, 2025


(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 6, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Button amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1937: Yea 120 (R 65, D 55) - Nay 17 (R 17, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Cook; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; McQueeney; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Guillen; Munoz; Rodriguez Ramos

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Zwiener

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May 10, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2023: Yea 109 (R 60, D 49) - Nay 22 (R 22, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Orr; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Cain; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Lowe; McQueeney; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Absent - Schofield; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Received from the House
(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 w/o amendments
(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 reported
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Amanda Afifi for self (with Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Amanda Afifi for self (with Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Ashley Arnold for self (with Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP))
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Psychologists for TASP
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Andrea Chevalier for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Chevalier for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Greg Hansch for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelly Rasti for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Raif Calvert for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Steven Aleman for Disability Rights Texas
 

On

(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kristin McGuire for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Monica Martinez for Texas Education Agency
(Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Monica Martinez for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Robert Romig for Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council



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