Mar 6, 2025
(H) Button signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed Mar 27, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Higher Education, chaired by a Republican Apr 15, 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 29, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted May 5, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed May 6, 2025
(H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Longoria signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Smithee signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Committee report sent to Calendars May 9, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars May 11, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar May 14, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote RV#2535: Yea 108 (R 48 , D 60 ) - Nay 23 (R 23 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bernal Bhojani Bowers Bryant Bucy Button Campos Canales Cole Collier Cortez Craddick Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Gamez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Davila Hefner Hernandez Hinojosa Howard Hunter Isaac Jones, J. Jones, V. King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Landgraf Leach Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lozano Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Ordaz Orr Patterson Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Reynolds Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Schatzline Schofield Shaheen Simmons Smithee Talarico Thompson Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Virdell Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Bumgarner Cain Cunningham Frank Harrison Hayes Hickland Hopper Hull Kerwin Money Morgan Noble Oliverson Pierson Schoolcraft Shofner Slawson Swanson Tinderholt Toth Vasut
Absent - Bell, K. Bonnen Capriglione Cook Garcia Hernandez Lambert Little Luther
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Brad Buckley: "When Record No. 2535 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez: "When Record No. 2535 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 )
David Cook: "When Record No. 2535 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 2335 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 2535 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) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote RV#2647: Yea 105 (R 45 , D 60 ) - Nay 36 (R 36 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Bucy Button Campos Canales Capriglione Cole Collier Cortez Craddick Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Hernandez Hinojosa Howard Hunter Isaac Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. Kerwin King Kitzman Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Leo Wilson Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Lozano Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin Meyer Meza Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Ordaz Orr Patterson Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Reynolds Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Schatzline Shaheen Simmons Smithee Talarico Thompson Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Bumgarner Cain Cook Cunningham Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hefner Hickland Holt Hopper LaHood Little Louderback Lowe Luther McQueeney Metcalf Money Morgan Noble Olcott Oliverson Pierson Schofield Schoolcraft Shofner Slawson Spiller Swanson Tepper Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Virdell
Absent - Buckley Harless Hull Vasut
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2647 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 )
James Frank: "When Record No. 2647 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Nate Schatzline: "When Record No. 2647 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican 
