HB261Introduced in the House
Education Funding
Introduced by Andrea Story, District 3
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
An Act relating to education funding; providing for an effective date by amending the effective date of secs. 10, 11, 13, and 15, ch. 5, SLA 2025; and providing for an effective date.
Where it stands
REFERRED TO FINANCE
May 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House: Third Reading Final Passage · May 12, 2026
31
Yes
9
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bynum | 1 | Yes |
| Rebecca Himschoot | 2 | Yes |
| Andrea Story | 3 | Yes |
| Sara Hannan | 4 | Yes |
| Louise Stutes | 5 | Yes |
| Sarah Vance | 6 | No |
| Justin Ruffridge | 7 | Yes |
| Bill Elam | 8 | Yes |
| Ky Holland | 9 | Yes |
| Charles Kopp | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
PREFILE RELEASED 1/16/26
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
EDC, FIN
EDC RPT CS(EDC) 4DP 1DNP 2NR
DP: DIBERT, EISCHEID, HIMSCHOOT, STORY
DNP: SCHWANKE
NR: ELAM, UNDERWOOD
FN1: ZERO(EED)
FN2: ZERO(EED)
FN3: (EED)
FN4: (EED/FUND CAP)
FIN RPT CS(FIN) 6DP 1DNP 4AM
DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER
DNP: ALLARD
AM: TOMASZEWSKI, STAPP, MOORE, BYNUM
FN3: (EED)
FN5: (EED/FUND CAP)
FN6: (EED)
FN7: ZERO(EED)
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/2026
READ THE SECOND TIME
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21
AM NO 3 OFFERED AND PENDING
AM NO 3 FAILED Y19 N21
AM NO 4 NOT OFFERED
AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21
AM NO 6 ADOPTED UC
...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
AM NO 7 ADOPTED Y24 N16
AM NO 8 ADOPTED UC
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CALENDAR
COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
READ THE THIRD TIME CSHB 261(FIN) AM
PASSED Y31 N9
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
JOHNSON NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT, DIBERT
RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP
TRANSMITTED TO (S)
VERSION: CSHB 261(FIN) AM
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
EDC, FIN
EDC RPT SCS 3DP 1NR SAME TITLE
DP: TOBIN, KIEHL, STEVENS
NR: BJORKMAN
FN8: ZERO(EED)
FN9: (EED)
FN10: (EED)
FN11: (EED)
FN12: (EED)
REFERRED TO FINANCE
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