Substantive final action

SB609

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Relating to requiring independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies.

Passed Senate April 9, 2025⭐ Substantive final action

23Yea

7Nay

0Not voting

1Absent

Group legislators by

Yea (23)

Paul Bettencourt R

Brian Birdwell R

Cesar Blanco D

Donna Campbell R

Charles Creighton R

Peter Flores R

Brent Hagenbuch R

Bob Hall R

Kelly Hancock R

Adam Hinojosa R

Juan Hinojosa D

Joan Huffman R

Bryan Hughes R

Lois Kolkhorst R

Mayes Middleton R

Robert Nichols R

Tan Parker R

Angela Paxton R

Charles Perry R

Charles Schwertner R

Kevin Sparks R

Royce West D

Judith Zaffirini D

Nay (7)

Carol Alvarado D

Molly Cook D

Sarah Eckhardt D

Roland Gutierrez D

Nathan Johnson D

Jose Menendez D

Borris Miles D

Absent (1)

Phil King R

Open official vote record Open LegiScan roll call

Source provenance

LegiScan roll-call ID: 1542236
LegiScan bill ID: 1896722
Session ID: 2160
Individual records rendered: 31
Source file: var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/vote/1542236.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00
Final-action classification: Matched this state's reviewed final-vote patterns.

SB609

Read 3rd time

Yea (23)

Nay (7)

Absent (1)

Republicans (20)

Democrats (11)