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HB4623Introduced in the House

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

Passed

Introduced by Mitch Little, District 65

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4061 · May 30, 2025

106

Yes

28

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 Bell4No
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Yes
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9No
Brian Harrison10No

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  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. Considered in formal meeting

  9. Committee substitute considered in committee

  10. Reported favorably as substituted

  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  12. Committee report distributed

  13. Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. Considered in Calendars

  15. Placed on General State Calendar

  16. Read 2nd time

  17. Amendment(s) offered 1-Hinojosa

  18. Amendment amended 2-Little

  19. Record vote RV#2416

  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. Amendment adopted as amended 1-Hinojosa

  22. Amendment(s) offered 3-Toth

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 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2

  24. Amendment withdrawn 3-Toth

  25. Passed to engrossment as amended

  26. Record vote RV#2417

  27. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  28. Read 3rd time

  29. Passed

  30. Record vote RV#2487

  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  33. Reported engrossed

  34. Received from the House

  35. Read first time

  36. Referred to Education K-16

  37. Co-sponsor authorized

  38. Co-sponsor authorized

  39. Co-sponsor authorized

  40. Posting rule suspended

  41. Co-sponsor authorized

  42. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  43. Considered in public hearing

  44. Testimony taken in committee

  45. Left pending in committee

  46. Co-sponsor authorized

  47. Co-sponsor authorized

  48. Considered in public hearing

  49. Vote taken in committee

  50. Reported favorably as substituted

  51. Committee report printed and distributed

  52. Co-sponsor authorized

  53. Placed on intent calendar

  54. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  55. Vote recorded in Journal

  56. Read 2nd time

  57. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton

  58. Amended

  59. Vote recorded in Journal

  60. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  61. Vote recorded in Journal

  62. Three day rule suspended

  63. Record vote

  64. Read 3rd time

  65. Passed

  66. Record vote

  67. Senate passage as amended reported

  68. Senate Amendments distributed

  69. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  70. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  71. Record vote RV#4061

  72. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  73. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

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

  75. Reported enrolled

  76. Signed in the House

  77. Signed in the Senate

  78. Sent to the Governor

  79. Signed by the Governor

  80. Effective on 9/1/25

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