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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB2

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Brad Buckley
Co-sponsors
Diego BernalRyan GuillenJeff BarryCecil BellKeith BellSalman BhojaniGreg BonnenBen BumgarnerAngie ButtonGiovanni CapriglioneDavid CookTom CraddickCharles CunninghamPat CurryDrew DarbyJay DeanMano DeAyalaMark DorazioPaul DysonCaroline FairlyJames FrankGary GatesStan GerdesJessica GonzalezCody HarrisCaroline Harris DavilaRichard HayesCole HefnerHillary HicklandJanis HoltLacey HullTodd HunterCarrie IsaacHelen KerwinKen KingStan KitzmanMarc LaHoodSuleman LalaniStan LambertBrooks LandgrafJeff LeachTerri Leo-WilsonJanie LopezAJ LouderbackJ.M. LozanoJohn LujanShelley LutherDon McLaughlinJohn McQueeneyWilliam MetcalfMorgan MeyerEddie MoralesCandy NobleTom OliversonAngelia OrrJared PattersonDennis PaulVincent PerezKatrina PiersonRichard RaymondRon ReynoldsKeresa RichardsonAna-Maria Rodriguez RamosMatthew ShaheenJoanne ShofnerShelby SlawsonJohn SmitheeDavid SpillerValoree SwansonCarl TepperSteve TothEllen TroxclairCody VasutDenise VillalobosWesley VirdellTrey WhartonTerry WilsonCharles CreightonCarol AlvaradoPaul BettencourtBrian BirdwellCesar BlancoDonna CampbellPeter FloresBrent HagenbuchBob HallKelly HancockAdam HinojosaJuan HinojosaJoan HuffmanPhil KingJose MenendezBorris MilesTan ParkerAngela PaxtonKevin SparksRoyce WestJudith Zaffirini

Legislative progress

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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee substitute April 3, 2025 Enrolled May 31, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025 Became law June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

April 16, 2025 · House

Substitute amendment to amendment fails RV#226

Failed

25 yea–121 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment amended RV#227

Passed

128 yea–18 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment amended RV#228

Passed

145 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment adopted as amended RV#229

Passed

144 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#230

Passed

113 yea–21 nay · 1 not voting · 15 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

6-Cain RV#231

Passed

140 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 9 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

RV#232

Passed

132 yea–14 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

RV#232 RV#233

Passed

146 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

10-Schofield, et al. RV#234

Passed

124 yea–16 nay · 1 not voting · 9 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#235

Passed

88 yea–58 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#236

Passed

87 yea–59 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#237

Passed

79 yea–63 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#238

Passed

89 yea–52 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Amendment tabled RV#239

Passed

85 yea–54 nay · 1 not voting · 10 absent

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April 16, 2025 · House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#240

Passed

144 yea–4 nay · 2 absent

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April 17, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#303

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

142 yea–5 nay · 3 absent

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May 29, 2025 · House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4015

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

122 yea–13 nay · 1 not voting · 14 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  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 Reason for vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  11. House Record vote RV#4015 View roll call
  12. House House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  13. House Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  14. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  15. House Senate Amendments distributed
  16. House Senate passage as amended reported
  17. Senate Remarks ordered printed
  18. Senate Record vote
  19. Senate Passed as amended
  20. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Senate Amended
  22. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton
  23. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  24. Senate Amended
  25. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
  26. Senate Read 3rd time
  27. Senate Record vote
  28. Senate Three day rule suspended
  29. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  30. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  31. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  32. Senate Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  33. Senate Amendment withdrawn
  34. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA8 Menéndez
  35. Senate Amendment withdrawn
  36. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA7 Menéndez
  37. Senate Amendment withdrawn
  38. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA6 Menéndez
  39. Senate Amendment withdrawn
  40. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA5 Menéndez
  41. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  42. Senate Amended
  43. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA4 Creighton
  44. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  45. Senate Amended
  46. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA3 Creighton
  47. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  48. Senate Amendment adopted as amended FA1 Creighton
  49. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  50. Senate Amendment amended
  51. Senate Amendment to amendment offered FA2 Creighton
  52. Senate Vote reconsidered
  53. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  54. Senate Amended
  55. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
  56. Senate Read 2nd time
  57. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  58. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  59. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  60. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  61. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  62. Senate Vote taken in committee
  63. Senate Considered in public hearing
  64. Senate Left pending in committee
  65. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  66. Senate Considered in public hearing
  67. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  68. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  69. Senate Read first time
  70. Senate Received from the House
  71. House Reported engrossed
  72. House Reason for vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  73. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  74. House Record vote RV#303 View roll call
  75. House Passed View roll call
  76. House Read 3rd time
  77. House Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  78. House Record vote RV#240
  79. House Passed to engrossment as amended
  80. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  81. House Record vote RV#239
  82. House Amendment tabled 17-Bryant
  83. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  84. House Record vote RV#238
  85. House Amendment tabled 16-Bryant
  86. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  87. House Record vote RV#237
  88. House Amendment tabled 15-Bryant
  89. House Record vote RV#236
  90. House Amendment tabled 14-Bryant
  91. House Amendment withdrawn 13-Bryant
  92. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  93. House Record vote RV#235
  94. House Amendment tabled 12-Bryant
  95. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  96. House Record vote RV#234
  97. House Amended 11-M. González
  98. House Amendment withdrawn 10-Schofield, et al.
  99. House Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
  100. House Amendment(s) offered 10-Schofield, DeAyala, Hull, Morales Shaw, Oliverson, Rosenthal, and Harless
  101. House Record vote RV#233
  102. House Amended 9-Guillen, Darby, Harless, Landgraf, J. Lopez, McLaughlin, Meyer, E. Morales, and Virdell
  103. House Record vote RV#232
  104. House Amended 8-Thompson
  105. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  106. House Record vote RV#231
  107. House Amended 7-King
  108. House Amendment withdrawn 6-Cain
  109. House Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
  110. House Amendment(s) offered 6-Cain
  111. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  112. House Record vote RV#230
  113. House Amendment tabled 5-Olcott
  114. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  115. House Record vote RV#229
  116. House Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley, et al.
  117. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  118. House Record vote RV#228
  119. House Amendment amended 4-Buckley
  120. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  121. House Record vote RV#227
  122. House Amendment amended 2-Bernal
  123. House Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  124. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  125. House Record vote RV#226
  126. House Substitute amendment to amendment fails 3-Schoolcraft
  127. House Amendment to amendment offered 2-Bernal, Bhojani, Buckley, Kerwin, Leach, and R. Lopez
  128. House Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley, Bernal, Leach, Lujan, Patterson, V. Perez, and Shaheen
  129. House Read 2nd time
  130. House Placed on Major State Calendar
  131. House Considered in Calendars
  132. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  133. House Committee report distributed
  134. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  135. House Reported favorably as substituted
  136. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  137. House Considered in formal meeting
  138. House Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
  139. House Meeting cancelled
  140. House Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
  141. House Left pending in committee
  142. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  143. House Considered in public hearing
  144. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  145. House Left pending in committee
  146. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  147. House Considered in public hearing
  148. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  149. House Referred to Public Education
  150. House Read first time
  151. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1977073
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB2.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00