Feb 13, 2025

(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 28, 2025

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

Mar 20, 2025

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

Mar 25, 2025

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

Mar 26, 2025

(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
 

Mar 27, 2025

(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Mar 31, 2025

(S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 2, 2025

(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 10, 2025

(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025

(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025

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

Apr 22, 2025

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

Apr 25, 2025

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

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 5, 2025

(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Wilson amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
 

May 6, 2025

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

RV#1494: Yea 139 (R 78, D 61) - Nay 5 (R 5, D 0) View Source Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; 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; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener Nay - Cain; Hopper; Lowe; Luther; Money Absent - Davis, A.; Lopez, J.; Schofield; Slawson; Virdell Present, Not Voting - Burrows Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 1494 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 1494 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
(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 12, 2025

(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 14, 2025

(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 15, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 

May 27, 2025

(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25
 

(S) Wilson signed onto the bill as Sponsor

(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Denee Barsalou for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Javier Ramirez for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kayla Reese for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Mariah Zielke for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Sarah Barbour for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Sarah Cohen for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Sara Reeves for self
 

(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Amanda Masino for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Gore for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Brian Evans for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as David Albert for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Dezaree Walker for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jake Leo for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Karma Chavez for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Laura Tabor for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Pauline Strong for self
 

(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Kevin Gamache for Texas A&M System