Mar 14, 2025
(H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed Apr 7, 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 17, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted Apr 21, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed Apr 22, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars Apr 29, 2025
(H) Ward Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Darby signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Howard signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed May 1, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Wilson amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote RV#1157: Yea 102 (R 50 , D 52 ) - Nay 24 (R 24 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Anchia Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bonnen Bowers Bucy Button Campos Canales Capriglione Cole Collier Cortez Craddick Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dorazio Dyson Fairly Flores Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Hefner Howard Hull Isaac Johnson Jones, J. Kitzman LaHood Lalani Landgraf 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 Noble Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Paul Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Shaheen Shofner Simmons Slawson Smithee Tepper Thompson Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Bumgarner Cain Cook Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hickland Hopper Little Lowe Luther Money Morgan Olcott Pierson Richardson Schatzline Schofield Spiller Swanson Tinderholt Toth Vasut
Absent - Bhojani Hernandez Jones, V. Lambert Reynolds Virdell
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Caroline Harris Davila: "When Record No. 1157 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. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Daniel Alders: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
David Cook: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
David Spiller: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Richard Hayes: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Salman Bhojani: "When Record No. 1157 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 )
Valoree Swanson: "When Record No. 1157 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) Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote RV#1268: Yea 119 (R 63 , D 56 ) - Nay 16 (R 16 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Alders Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Bumgarner Button Canales Capriglione Cole Collier Cook Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Dean DeAyala 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 Hefner Hernandez Hickland Hinojosa Howard Hull Hunter Isaac Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. Kerwin King Kitzman Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Longoria Lopez, J. Lujan Manuel Martinez McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Noble Oliverson Ordaz Patterson Paul Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Shaheen Shofner Simmons Slawson Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Thompson Tinderholt Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Vasut Villalobos Virdell Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Cain Dorazio Harrison Hopper Leo Wilson Little Louderback Lowe Luther Money Morgan Olcott Pierson Richardson Schoolcraft Toth
Absent - Davis, Y. Hayes Lopez, R. Lozano Meza Reynolds Schofield
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 1268 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Brent Money: "When Record No. 1268 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Keresa Richardson: "When Record No. 1268 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mark Dorazio: "When Record No. 1268 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(S) Received from the House (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican May 21, 2025
(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor 
