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) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 17, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 21, 2025

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

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025

(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
 

May 1, 2025

(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Adopted
(H) Record vote

RV#1198: Yea 137 (R 82, D 55) - Nay 2 (R 1, D 1) View Source Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner Nay - Harrison; Meza Absent - Dutton; Gonzalez, J.; Guerra; Jones, V.; Tinderholt Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 1198 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) R. D. Guerra: "When Record No. 1198 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) Tony Tinderholt: "When Record No. 1198 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
(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025

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

(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Serena Bumpus for Texas Nurses Association
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Amanda Garcia for Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Brian Evans for self
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Kelle Kieschnick for Texas Business Leadership Council
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Kevin Gillespie for self
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Matt Abel for Texas Economic Development Council
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Matt Creel for Opportunity Austin
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Rebekah Chenelle for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Ross Giesinger for Texas Medical Center
 

(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Carine Feyten for Texas Woman's University (TWU)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Kevin Cruser for Texas Woman's University (TWU)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Ed Torres for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts