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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB120

Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Keith Bell
Co-sponsors
Brad BuckleyTrent AshbyGary GatesAngie ButtonDavid CookAicha DavisMano DeAyalaCaroline FairlyJames FrankRobert GuerraRyan GuillenCarrie IsaacJanie LopezRay LopezPenny Morales ShawAngelia OrrRichard RaymondDavid SpillerSteve TothCharles SchwertnerDonna CampbellBrent HagenbuchKelly HancockJuan HinojosaRoyce West

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 5, 2025 House committee substitute March 18, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025 Became law June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 15, 2025 · House

RV#182

Passed

143 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent

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April 15, 2025 · House

Record vote RV#183

Passed

142 yea–4 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#213

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

144 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent

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May 28, 2025 · House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4010

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

116 yea–6 nay · 1 not voting · 27 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State See remarks for effective date
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. House Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#4010 View roll call
  11. House House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  13. House Senate Amendments distributed
  14. House Senate passage as amended reported
  15. Senate Record vote
  16. Senate Passed
  17. Senate Read 3rd time
  18. Senate Record vote
  19. Senate Three day rule suspended
  20. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Senate Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  22. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  23. Senate Amended
  24. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner
  25. Senate Read 2nd time
  26. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  27. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  28. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  29. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  30. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  31. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  32. Senate Vote taken in committee
  33. Senate Considered in public hearing
  34. Senate Left pending in committee
  35. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  36. Senate Considered in public hearing
  37. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  38. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  39. Senate Read first time
  40. Senate Received from the House
  41. House Reported engrossed
  42. House Record vote RV#213 View roll call
  43. House Passed View roll call
  44. House Read 3rd time
  45. House Record vote RV#183
  46. House Passed to engrossment as amended
  47. House Record vote RV#182
  48. House Amended 1-K. Bell
  49. House Read 2nd time
  50. House Placed on Emergency Calendar
  51. House Considered in Calendars
  52. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  53. House Committee report distributed
  54. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  55. House Reported favorably as substituted
  56. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  57. House Considered in public hearing
  58. House Recalled from subcommittee
  59. House Left pending in subcommittee
  60. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  61. House Committee substitute considered in s/c
  62. House Considered by s/c in public hearing
  63. House Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  64. House Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker
  65. House Read first time
  66. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1978140
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB120.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00