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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB824

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Jolanda Jones
Co-sponsors
Terri Leo-WilsonAlma AllenCharles CunninghamMarc LaHoodSalman BhojaniRhetta BowersBen BumgarnerBriscoe CainAicha DavisMano DeAyalaMark DorazioMaria FloresJosey GarciaLinda GarciaStan GerdesBarbara Gervin-HawkinsVikki GoodwinRyan GuillenDonna HowardAnn JohnsonSuleman LalaniDon McLaughlinTerry MezaPenny Morales ShawChristina MoralesEddie MoralesSergio MunozDade PhelanMihaela PlesaRichard RaymondRon ReynoldsKeresa RichardsonAna-Maria Rodriguez RamosNate SchatzlineLauren Ashley SimmonsCody VasutCharlene Ward JohnsonTrey WhartonMayes MiddletonDonna CampbellMolly Cook

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 22, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 12, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2238

Passed

123 yea–18 nay · 1 not voting · 8 absent

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May 13, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2303

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

124 yea–18 nay · 2 not voting · 6 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 Effective immediately
  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. House Senate passage reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Senate Read 3rd time
  11. Senate Record vote
  12. Senate Three day rule suspended
  13. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  14. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  15. Senate Laid before the Senate
  16. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  17. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  18. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  19. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  20. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  21. Senate Vote taken in committee
  22. Senate Considered in public hearing
  23. Senate Left pending in committee
  24. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  25. Senate Considered in public hearing
  26. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  27. Senate Posting rule suspended
  28. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  29. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  30. Senate Read first time
  31. Senate Received from the House
  32. House Reported engrossed
  33. House Record vote RV#2303 View roll call
  34. House Passed View roll call
  35. House Read 3rd time
  36. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  37. House Record vote RV#2238 View roll call
  38. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  39. House Read 2nd time
  40. House Placed on General State Calendar
  41. House Considered in Calendars
  42. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  43. House Committee report distributed
  44. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  45. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  46. House Vote reconsidered in committee
  47. House Considered in formal meeting
  48. House Reported favorably as substituted
  49. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  50. House Considered in public hearing
  51. House Recalled from subcommittee
  52. House Left pending in subcommittee
  53. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  54. House Considered by s/c in public hearing
  55. House Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  56. House Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by chair
  57. House Referred to Public Education
  58. House Read first time
  59. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1891500
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB824.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00