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HB4
3rd Reading in Other Chamber Authored by Brad Buckley (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $94,607,882.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Joint authors: Ashby (R); Bernal (D); Cook (R); Frank (R) Co-authors: Barry (R); Bell, C. (R); Bell, K. (R); Bonnen (R); Bumgarner (R); Button (R); Cain (R); Capriglione (R); Cortez (D); Craddick (R); Cunningham (R); Curry (R); Darby (R); Dean (R); DeAyala (R); Dorazio (R); Dyson (R); Fairly (R); Gates (R); Gerdes (R); Gonzalez, J. (D); Guillen (R); Harless (R); Harris (R); Harris Davila (R); Hayes (R); Hefner (R); Hickland (R); Holt (R); Hull (R); Hunter (R); Isaac (R); Jones, V. (D); Kerwin (R); King (R); Kitzman (R); LaHood (R); Lambert (R); Landgraf (R); Leach (R); Leo Wilson (R); Lopez, J. (R); Louderback (R); Lowe (R); Lozano (R); Lujan (R); Luther (R); Martinez Fischer (D); McLaughlin (R); McQueeney (R); Metcalf (R); Meyer (R); Money (R); Morales, E. (D); Morgan (R); Munoz (D); Noble (R); Oliverson (R); Ordaz (D); Orr (R); Patterson (R); Paul (R); Pierson (R); Plesa (D); Raymond (D); Reynolds (D); Richardson (R); Rodriguez Ramos (D); Schatzline (R); Shaheen (R); Shofner (R); Slawson (R); Smithee (R); Spiller (R); Swanson (R); Tepper (R); Toth (R); Troxclair (R); Turner (D); Vasut (R); Villalobos (R); Virdell (R); Wharton (R); Wilson (R) Sponsors: Bettencourt (R) Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R); King (R); Kolkhorst (R); Parker (R); Sparks (R)
(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as (H) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as (H) King signed onto the bill as (H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as (H) Parker signed onto the bill as (H) Sparks signed onto the bill as
Feb 20, 2025
(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Feb 25, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Bernal signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Button signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cortez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Craddick signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cunningham signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Curry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Darby signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Dean signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Dorazio signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Dyson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Fairly signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gates signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Holt signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) King signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) LaHood signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Landgraf signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Leach signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lozano signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Luther signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Meyer signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Money signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morgan signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Ordaz signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Paul signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Schatzline signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Shaheen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Slawson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Smithee signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Toth signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
May 1, 2025
(H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
May 8, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 9, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025
(H) Placed on Major State Calendar
May 12, 2025
(H) Louderback signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lowe signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Munoz signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Raymond signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Reynolds signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cook signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Frank signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Bipartisan amendment (No. 1) from Bernal; Buckley was offered. (H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Buckley amended the bill. (H) A Bipartisan amendment (No. 1) from Bernal; Buckley was adopted as amended. (H) A Republican amendment (No. 3) from Geren amended the bill. (H) A Democrat amendment (No. 4) from Zweiner amended the bill. (H) A Democrat amendment (No. 5) from Hinojosa amended the bill. (H) A Republican amendment (No. 6) from Ashby amended the bill. (H) A Democrat amendment (No. 7) from Talarico amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote
RV#2183: Yea 143 (R 84, D 59) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0) View Source
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May 13, 2025
(H) Harless signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Turner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Read 3rd time (H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Gonzalez, M. failed and was not adopted. (H) Record vote
RV#2255: Yea 62 (R 4, D 58) - Nay 81 (R 79, D 2) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025
(H) Rodriguez Ramos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Received from the House (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
May 16, 2025
(H) Gonzalez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 22, 2025
(H) Jones, V. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (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) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 25, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 26, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 27, 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
20250527_HB4_2R: Yea 23 (R 20, D 3) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments (H) House requests conference committee (H) House appoints conferees (S) House refuses to concur-reported (S) House requests conference committee-reported (S) House appoints conferees-reported (S) Senate grants request for conference comm. (S) Senate appoints conferees (H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported (H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
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(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Jessica Campos for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Mary Pruneda for Texas 2036 (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Miguel Solis for The Conmit Partnership (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Ruth Kravetz for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Sophia Mirto for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Trista Bishop-Watt for Good Reason Houston (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Zenobia Joseph for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Adele Nelson for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Amanda Garcia for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Amanda Posson for self (with Every Texan) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Ana Gonzalez for Texas AFL-CIO (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Bill Fagelson for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Brian Evans for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Brita Treat for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Bryce Laake-stanfield for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Caroline Jones for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Carrie Griffith for Texas state teachers association (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Carrie King for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Celinda McClelland for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Christianna Brown for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Cindy Fratina for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Danielle Bryant for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Daphne Hoffacker for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as David Albert for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as David Rogers for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Dorothy Compton for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Elaina Brown for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Emily Witt for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Erika Slaymaker for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Eve Margolis for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Hayden Cohen for self (with Students Engaged in Advancing Texas) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Idona Griffith for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jeff Cottrill for self (with IDEA Public Schools) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jennifer Burger for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jessica Cohen for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jessie Neufeld for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jonathan Feinstein for Education Trust in Texas (EdTrust) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Judith Kaplan for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Julia Brookins for self (with American Historical Association) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Julie McCarty for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelsey Kling for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kevin Chen for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kevin Gillespie for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kylie Mavris for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Landon Richie for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Laura Martinez for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Lisa Hill for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Louise Derusseau for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Maggie Disanza for self (with Texas State Employees Union) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Maria Person for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Mark Treat for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Mary Ibarrola for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Mary Selby for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Monica Brown for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Robert Norris for self (with Grandparents for Public Schools) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Ross Pumfrey for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Sarah Beck for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Sarah Todd for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Shelia Franklin for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Steven Deline for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Susan Stewart for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Susan Thomson for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Susana Carranza for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Taylor Landin for Greater Houston Partnership (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Terry Kosobud for self (with Grandparents for Public Schools) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Thomas Thomson for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Tina Hester for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as William Ramirwz for self
For
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Alicia Noyola for self (with South Texas Association of Schools (STAS)) (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Bobby Ott for self (with Temple ISD) (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Brad Owen for self (with Burkburnett ISD) (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Brandon Enos for self (with Cushing ISD/ TREA) (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Cissy Reynolds Perez for self (with Kingsville ISD) (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Dee Carney for Texas Center for School Accountability (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Glen Zollman for Accelerate Learning and the National Institute for STEM Education (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Greg DiDonato for EBSCO (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as James Cureton for self (with Tyler ISD, Texas School Alliance) (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Jodi Denton for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Justin Terry for self (with Forney ISD) (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Kelle Kieschnick for Texas Business Leadership Council (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Kevin McCasland for self (with Iowa Park CISD) (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Marissa Melancon for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Mary Pruneda for Texas 2036 (Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Stephanie Elizalde for self (with Dallas ISD) (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Taylor Landin for Greater Houston Partnership (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Trista Bishop-Watt for Good Reason Houston (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Andrea Coker for North Texas Commission (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Ashton Skidgell for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Ben Stratmann for Dallas Regional Chamber (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Britney Campbell for self (with National Institute for STEM) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Dallas Kennedy for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Daphne Hoffacker for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Dr. McCreary for Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jonathan Feinstein for Education Trust in Texas (EdTrust) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Maximiliano Rombado for Raise Your Hand Texas (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Molly Spratt for EBSCO (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Roland Toscano for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Shannon Jaquette for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Thomas Parkinson for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Tracy Johnson for Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Tricia Cave for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Tricia Kim for self
On
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as Tony Hopkins for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Adele Nelson for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Ana Rush for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Baer for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Chevalier for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bryce Adams for self (with Texas Public Charter Schools Association) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Caroline Faria for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Daniela Sanchez-Salinas for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Heather Sheffield for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as James Hallamek for Texas State Teachers Association (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jason Rosenblum for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jennifer Hill for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jennifer Kost for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Kost for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jessica Neufeld for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jose Rios for Texas Education Agency (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jose Rios for Texas Education Agency (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Justin Yancy for Texas Business Leadership Council (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kathy Conring for Cisco ISD (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Katie Haydin for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelle Kieschnick for Texas Business Leadership Council (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelli Moulton for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kevin Jackson for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Leslie Hall for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Madison Fairchild for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Marian Schutte for Texas Education Agency (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Marian Schutte for Texas Education Agency (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Maximiliano Rombado for Raise Your Hand Texas (Tue 4/29/2025) 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 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Rebecca Montgomery for Frisco Chamber (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Rebecca Montgomery for Grapevine Chamber (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Rebecca Montgomery for Hurst Euless Bedford Chamber (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Rebecca Montgomery for Parker County Chamber (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Rebekah Chenelle for Dallas Regional Chamber (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Robin Berkley for George W Bush Institute (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Sarah Mayne for self (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Stephennie Mulder for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Steve Lecholop for Texas education agency (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steve Lecholop for Texas education agency (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Taylor Landin for Greater Houston Partnership (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Taylor Landin for Metro 8 Chambers of Commerce (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Tracy Johnson for Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Von Byer for Texas Education Agency (Thu 5/22/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Von Byer for Texas Education Agency
