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HB2Introduced in the House

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Passed

Introduced by Brad Buckley, District 54

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Where it stands

See remarks for effective date

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

17 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4015 · May 29, 2025

122

Yes

13

No

15

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2Yes
Cecil Bell3Yes
Keith Bell4Yes
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Yes
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9Yes
Brian Harrison10No

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Public Education

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. Left pending in committee

  12. Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .

  13. Meeting cancelled

  14. Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .

  15. Considered in formal meeting

  16. Committee substitute considered in committee

  17. Reported favorably as substituted

  18. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. Committee report distributed

  20. Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. Considered in Calendars

  22. Placed on Major State Calendar

  23. Read 2nd time

  24. Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley, Bernal, Leach, Lujan, Patterson, V. Perez, and Shaheen

  25. Amendment to amendment offered 2-Bernal, Bhojani, Buckley, Kerwin, Leach, and R. Lopez

  26. Substitute amendment to amendment fails 3-Schoolcraft

  27. Record vote RV#226

  28. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  30. Amendment amended 2-Bernal

  31. Record vote RV#227

  32. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. Amendment amended 4-Buckley

  34. Record vote RV#228

  35. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley, et al.

  37. Record vote RV#229

  38. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. Amendment tabled 5-Olcott

  40. Record vote RV#230

  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. Amendment(s) offered 6-Cain

  43. Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2

  44. Amendment withdrawn 6-Cain

  45. Amended 7-King

  46. Record vote RV#231

  47. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. Amended 8-Thompson

  49. Record vote RV#232

  50. Amended 9-Guillen, Darby, Harless, Landgraf, J. Lopez, McLaughlin, Meyer, E. Morales, and Virdell

  51. Record vote RV#233

  52. Amendment(s) offered 10-Schofield, DeAyala, Hull, Morales Shaw, Oliverson, Rosenthal, and Harless

  53. Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2

  54. Amendment withdrawn 10-Schofield, et al.

  55. Amended 11-M. González

  56. Record vote RV#234

  57. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  58. Amendment tabled 12-Bryant

  59. Record vote RV#235

  60. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  61. Amendment withdrawn 13-Bryant

  62. Amendment tabled 14-Bryant

  63. Record vote RV#236

  64. Amendment tabled 15-Bryant

  65. Record vote RV#237

  66. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  67. Amendment tabled 16-Bryant

  68. Record vote RV#238

  69. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  70. Amendment tabled 17-Bryant

  71. Record vote RV#239

  72. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  73. Passed to engrossment as amended

  74. Record vote RV#240

  75. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  76. Read 3rd time

  77. Passed

  78. Record vote RV#303

  79. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  80. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  81. Reported engrossed

  82. Received from the House

  83. Read first time

  84. Referred to Education K-16

  85. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  86. Considered in public hearing

  87. Testimony taken in committee

  88. Left pending in committee

  89. Considered in public hearing

  90. Vote taken in committee

  91. Reported favorably as substituted

  92. Committee report printed and distributed

  93. Co-sponsor authorized

  94. Placed on intent calendar

  95. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  96. Read 2nd time

  97. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton

  98. Amended

  99. Vote recorded in Journal

  100. Vote reconsidered

  101. Amendment to amendment offered FA2 Creighton

  102. Amendment amended

  103. Vote recorded in Journal

  104. Amendment adopted as amended FA1 Creighton

  105. Vote recorded in Journal

  106. Amendment(s) offered FA3 Creighton

  107. Amended

  108. Vote recorded in Journal

  109. Amendment(s) offered FA4 Creighton

  110. Amended

  111. Vote recorded in Journal

  112. Amendment(s) offered FA5 Menéndez

  113. Amendment withdrawn

  114. Amendment(s) offered FA6 Menéndez

  115. Amendment withdrawn

  116. Amendment(s) offered FA7 Menéndez

  117. Amendment withdrawn

  118. Amendment(s) offered FA8 Menéndez

  119. Amendment withdrawn

  120. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  121. Vote recorded in Journal

  122. Co-sponsor authorized

  123. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  124. Three day rule suspended

  125. Record vote

  126. Read 3rd time

  127. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton

  128. Amended

  129. Vote recorded in Journal

  130. Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton

  131. Amended

  132. Vote recorded in Journal

  133. Passed as amended

  134. Record vote

  135. Remarks ordered printed

  136. Senate passage as amended reported

  137. Senate Amendments distributed

  138. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  139. Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  140. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  141. Record vote RV#4015

  142. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  143. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  144. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  145. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  146. Reported enrolled

  147. Signed in the House

  148. Signed in the Senate

  149. Sent to the Governor

  150. Signed by the Governor

  151. See remarks for effective date

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