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HB20Introduced in the House

Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

Passed

Introduced by Gary Gates, District 28

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

Where it stands

Effective immediately

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4085 · May 30, 2025

134

Yes

0

No

16

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 Harrison10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker

  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. Committee substitute considered in s/c

  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. Left pending in subcommittee

  9. Recalled from subcommittee

  10. Considered in public hearing

  11. Committee substitute considered in committee

  12. Reported favorably as substituted

  13. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  14. Committee report distributed

  15. Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. Considered in Calendars

  17. Placed on Emergency Calendar

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal

  20. Passed to engrossment

  21. Record vote RV#184

  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. Passed

  25. Record vote RV#214

  26. Reported engrossed

  27. Received from the House

  28. Read first time

  29. Referred to Education K-16

  30. Posting rule suspended

  31. Co-sponsor authorized

  32. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. Considered in public hearing

  34. Testimony taken in committee

  35. Left pending in committee

  36. Co-sponsor authorized

  37. Considered in public hearing

  38. Vote taken in committee

  39. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  40. Committee report printed and distributed

  41. Co-sponsor authorized

  42. Placed on intent calendar

  43. Co-sponsor authorized

  44. Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  45. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  46. Read 2nd time

  47. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner

  48. Amended

  49. Vote recorded in Journal

  50. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  51. Vote recorded in Journal

  52. Three day rule suspended

  53. Record vote

  54. Read 3rd time

  55. Passed

  56. Record vote

  57. Senate passage as amended reported

  58. Senate Amendments distributed

  59. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  60. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  61. Record vote RV#4085

  62. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  63. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

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

  65. Reported enrolled

  66. Signed in the House

  67. Signed in the Senate

  68. Sent to the Governor

  69. Signed by the Governor

  70. Effective immediately

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