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HB2674

Signed by Governor
Authored by David Cook (R)
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Caption: Relating to prohibiting the regulation of homeschool programs.
Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican

HB 2674 prohibits any state education agency, including the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or any public educational institution, from enacting rules or policies that would increase regulation on homeschool programs. The bill explicitly ensures that homeschooling remains free from additional state oversight or administrative requirements. These provisions will apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

Joint authors: Buckley (R); Kerwin (R); Leo Wilson (R); Luther (R)
Co-authors: Cunningham (R); Hickland (R); Hopper (R); Hull (R); Isaac (R); Lowe (R); McQueeney (R); Morgan (R); Patterson (R); Paul (R); Troxclair (R); Vasut (R)
Sponsors: Hagenbuch (R)
Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R); Creighton (R); Hancock (R); Kolkhorst (R)

Feb 11, 2025

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

Mar 18, 2025

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

Apr 7, 2025

(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Luther signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hopper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(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 23, 2025

(H) Morgan signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Paul signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 1, 2025

(H) Cunningham signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 6, 2025

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

May 7, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 8, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 9, 2025

(H) Lowe signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 10, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 12, 2025

(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Cook amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Martinez Fischer failed and was not adopted.
(H) Record vote

RV#2249: Yea 64 (R 5, D 59) - Nay 78 (R 78, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener
Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson
Absent - King; Pierson; Virdell
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Matt Morgan: "When Record No. 2249 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2250: Yea 94 (R 80, D 14) - Nay 44 (R 0, D 44)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener
Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu
Absent - Bell, K.; Dean; DeAyala; Frank; Gamez; Geren; King
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
James Talarico: "When Record No. 2250 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 2250 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Ramon Romero, Jr.: "When Record No. 2250 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Salman Bhojani: "When Record No. 2250 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

May 13, 2025

(H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2314: Yea 103 (R 84, D 19) - Nay 41 (R 0, D 41)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu
Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Howard; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Turner; Zwiener
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 2314 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. 2314 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Toni Rose: "When Record No. 2314 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) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed

May 14, 2025

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

May 20, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee

May 21, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 22, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 23, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar

May 25, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Record vote

May 26, 2025

(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB2674_3R: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported

May 27, 2025

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

May 28, 2025

(E) Sent to the Governor

(H) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Sponsor
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hancock signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Creighton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Carrie Griffith for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Heather Sheffield for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Idona Griffith for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as James Hallamek for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kelsey Kling for Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Osman Moradel for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT))
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Pamela McPeters for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Quinn McCall for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Tricia Cave for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)

For

(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Anita Scott for Texas Home School Coalition
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Jeremy Newman for self (with Texas Home School Coalition)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Anita Scott for Texas Home School Coalition
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Benjamin McKay for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Benjamin McKay for self (with Texas Home School Coalition)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Cooper Chapel for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Cooper Chapel for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Harrison Forbes for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Isabella Ruffo for self
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as MICHELLE EVANS for self

(Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Marian Schutte for Texas Education Agency