Mar 10, 2025
(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed Mar 31, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Higher Education, chaired by a Republican Apr 3, 2025
(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Holt signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Olcott signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor 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 16, 2025
(H) Lalani signed onto the bill as Joint Author Apr 22, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Apr 24, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed Apr 25, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars Apr 28, 2025
(H) Cole signed onto the bill as Joint Author May 7, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars May 9, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar May 12, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote RV#2188: Yea 89 (R 59 , D 30 ) - Nay 39 (R 19 , D 20 )View Source
Yea - Alders Allen Bell, C. Bell, K. Buckley Bucy Bumgarner Button Cain Campos Canales Cole Collier Cortez Dean Dorazio Frank Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gerdes Gonzalez, M. Guillen Harris Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hefner Hinojosa Holt Hopper Howard Hull Isaac Kerwin King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Leach Leo Wilson Little Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lozano Lujan Luther Manuel Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Money Moody Morales, E. Morgan Olcott Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, M. Phelan Raymond Romero Rose Rosenthal Schatzline Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Thompson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair VanDeaver Vasut Vo Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson
Nay - Ashby Barry Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Capriglione Cook Cunningham Darby Davis, A. DeAyala Dutton Gamez Goodwin Guerra Harless Hickland Johnson Jones, V. Lambert Lowe Meza Morales, C. Munoz Noble Oliverson Perez, V. Pierson Plesa Reynolds Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Slawson Turner Villalobos Virdell Walle Wu Zweiner
Absent - Anchia Bernal Bryant Craddick Curry Davis, Y. Dyson Fairly Gates Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Hernandez Jones, J. Martinez Morales Shaw
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Landgraf
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Charlie Geren: "When Record No. 2188 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 )
Gary Gates: "When Record No. 2188 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 )
Jay Dean: "When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Rafael Anchia: "When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Toni Rose: "When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 2188 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#2260: Yea 85 (R 60 , D 25 ) - Nay 50 (R 24 , D 26 )View Source
Yea - Alders Anchia Bell, C. Bell, K. Bowers Bucy Button Canales Cole Collier Cortez Cunningham Darby Davis, A. Dean Frank Garcia Hernandez Gates Gerdes Geren Guerra Guillen Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hickland Holt Hopper Howard Hull Hunter Isaac Kerwin King Kitzman LaHood Landgraf Leo Wilson Little Longoria Lopez, R. Louderback Lowe Lozano Lujan Luther Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Meyer Money Morales Shaw Morales, E. Morgan Munoz Noble Olcott Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, V. Raymond Rosenthal Schatzline Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Tinderholt Toth Troxclair VanDeaver Virdell Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson
Nay - Allen Ashby Barry Bernal Bonnen Bryant Buckley Bumgarner Cain Capriglione Cook Craddick Curry Davis, Y. DeAyala Dorazio Dutton Dyson Flores Gamez Garcia, L. Gonzalez, J. Goodwin Harless Hinojosa Johnson Jones, J. Lambert Leach Lopez, J. Metcalf Meza Moody Morales, C. Perez, M. Phelan Pierson Reynolds Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Slawson Thompson Turner Vasut Villalobos Vo Walle Wu
Absent - Bhojani Campos Garcia, J. Gonzalez, M. Jones, V. Lalani Manuel Plesa Zweiner
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 2260 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2260 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Erin Zweiner: "When Record No. 2260 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 )
Mihaela Plesa: "When Record No. 2260 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 )
R. D. Guerra: "When Record No. 2260 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. 2260 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 )
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(S) Received from the House May 19, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican 
