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SB2Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

Passed

Introduced by Charles Creighton, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

May 3, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

46 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

28 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · April 24, 2025

19

Yes

12

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1Yes
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3No
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6No
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Education K-16

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Vote taken in committee

  9. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  10. Committee report printed and distributed

  11. Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  12. Placed on intent calendar

  13. Co-author authorized

  14. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. Record vote

  16. Read 2nd time

  17. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton

  18. Amended

  19. Vote recorded in Journal

  20. Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton

  21. Amended

  22. Record vote

  23. Amendment(s) offered FA3 Creighton

  24. Amended

  25. Vote recorded in Journal

  26. Amendment(s) offered FA4 Creighton

  27. Amended

  28. Vote recorded in Journal

  29. Amendment(s) offered FA5 Hancock

  30. Amended

  31. Vote recorded in Journal

  32. Amendment(s) offered FA6 Creighton

  33. Amended

  34. Vote recorded in Journal

  35. Amendment(s) offered FA7 Creighton

  36. Amended

  37. Record vote

  38. Amendment(s) offered FA8 Creighton

  39. Amended

  40. Vote recorded in Journal

  41. Amendment(s) offered FA9 Alvarado

  42. Amendment fails of adoption

  43. Record vote

  44. Amendment(s) offered FA10 Menéndez

  45. Amendment fails of adoption

  46. Record vote

  47. Amendment(s) offered FA11 Menéndez

  48. Amendment fails of adoption

  49. Record vote

  50. Amendment(s) offered FA12 West

  51. Amendment withdrawn

  52. Amendment(s) offered FA13 Campbell

  53. Amended

  54. Vote recorded in Journal

  55. Amendment(s) offered FA14 Parker

  56. Amended

  57. Vote recorded in Journal

  58. Amendment(s) offered FA15 Menéndez

  59. Amendment fails of adoption

  60. Record vote

  61. Amendment(s) offered FA16 Gutierrez

  62. Amendment fails of adoption

  63. Record vote

  64. Amendment(s) offered FA17 Middleton

  65. Amended

  66. Vote recorded in Journal

  67. Amendment(s) offered FA18 Menéndez

  68. Amendment fails of adoption

  69. Record vote

  70. Amendment(s) offered FA19 West

  71. Amendment fails of adoption

  72. Record vote

  73. Amendment(s) offered FA20 Menéndez

  74. Amendment fails of adoption

  75. Record vote

  76. Amendment(s) offered FA21 Menéndez

  77. Amendment fails of adoption

  78. Record vote

  79. Amendment(s) offered FA22 Menéndez

  80. Amendment fails of adoption

  81. Record vote

  82. Amendment(s) offered FA23 Menéndez

  83. Amendment fails of adoption

  84. Record vote

  85. Amendment(s) offered FA24 Paxton

  86. Amended

  87. Record vote

  88. Amendment(s) offered FA25 Cook

  89. Amendment fails of adoption

  90. Record vote

  91. Amendment(s) offered FA26 A. Hinojosa

  92. Amended

  93. Vote recorded in Journal

  94. Amendment(s) offered FA27 Menéndez

  95. Amendment fails of adoption

  96. Record vote

  97. Amendment(s) offered FA28 Perry

  98. Amended

  99. Vote recorded in Journal

  100. Amendment(s) offered FA29 Paxton

  101. Amended

  102. Vote recorded in Journal

  103. Amendment(s) offered FA30 Cook

  104. Amendment fails of adoption

  105. Record vote

  106. Amendment(s) offered FA31 Blanco

  107. Amendment fails of adoption

  108. Record vote

  109. Amendment(s) offered FA32 Bettencourt

  110. Amended

  111. Vote recorded in Journal

  112. Amendment(s) offered FA33 Middleton

  113. Amended

  114. Vote recorded in Journal

  115. Amendment(s) offered FA34 King

  116. Amended

  117. Record vote

  118. Amendment(s) offered FA35 J. Hinojosa

  119. Amendment fails of adoption

  120. Record vote

  121. Amendment(s) offered FA36 Menéndez

  122. Amendment fails of adoption

  123. Record vote

  124. Amendment(s) offered FA37 Bettencourt

  125. Amended

  126. Vote recorded in Journal

  127. Passed to engrossment as amended

  128. Record vote

  129. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  130. Record vote

  131. Read 3rd time

  132. Passed

  133. Record vote

  134. Statement(s) submitted

  135. Statement(s) submitted

  136. Statement(s) submitted

  137. Statement(s) submitted

  138. Statement(s) submitted

  139. Reported engrossed

  140. Received from the Senate

  141. Read first time

  142. Referred to Public Education

  143. Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .

  144. Meeting cancelled

  145. Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .

  146. Considered in formal meeting

  147. Committee substitute considered in committee

  148. Reported favorably as substituted

  149. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  150. Committee report distributed

  151. Committee report sent to Calendars

  152. Considered in Calendars

  153. Placed on Emergency Calendar

  154. Read 2nd time

  155. Postponed

  156. Record vote RV#212

  157. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  158. Laid out as postponed business

  159. Amended 1-Buckley, Bonnen, and Leach

  160. Record vote RV#242

  161. Amendment tabled 2-Dutton

  162. Record vote RV#243

  163. Amendment tabled 3-Talarico

  164. Record vote RV#244

  165. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  166. Amendment tabled 4-Turner

  167. Record vote RV#245

  168. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  169. Amendment tabled 5-Plesa

  170. Record vote RV#246

  171. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  172. Amendment tabled 6-Simmons

  173. Record vote RV#247

  174. Amendment tabled 7-Simmons

  175. Record vote RV#248

  176. Amendment tabled 8-Martinez Fischer

  177. Record vote RV#249

  178. Amendment tabled 9-Howard

  179. Record vote RV#250

  180. Amendment tabled 10-Garcia Hernandez

  181. Record vote RV#251

  182. Amendment tabled 11-Rodríguez Ramos

  183. Record vote RV#252

  184. Amendment tabled 12-Howard

  185. Record vote RV#253

  186. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  187. Amendment tabled 13-Walle

  188. Record vote RV#254

  189. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  190. Amendment tabled 14-Bucy

  191. Record vote RV#255

  192. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  193. Amendment tabled 15-Wu

  194. Record vote RV#256

  195. Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 41 and Rule 11, Section 2

  196. Amendment tabled 16-Gámez

  197. Record vote RV#257

  198. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  199. Amendment tabled 17-Collier

  200. Record vote RV#258

  201. Amendment tabled 18-Hinojosa

  202. Record vote RV#259

  203. Amendment tabled 19-J. Jones

  204. Record vote RV#260

  205. Amendment tabled 20-Plesa

  206. Record vote RV#261

  207. Amendment tabled 21-Bryant

  208. Record vote RV#262

  209. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  210. Amendment tabled 22-Reynolds

  211. Record vote RV#263

  212. Amendment tabled 23-Reynolds

  213. Record vote RV#264

  214. Amendment tabled 24-Allen

  215. Record vote RV#265

  216. Amendment tabled 25-J. González

  217. Record vote RV#266

  218. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  219. Amendment tabled 26-Johnson

  220. Record vote RV#267

  221. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  222. Amendment tabled 27-V. Perez

  223. Record vote RV#268

  224. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  225. Amendment tabled 28-Goodwin

  226. Record vote RV#269

  227. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  228. Amendment tabled 29-Moody

  229. Record vote RV#270

  230. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  231. Amendment tabled 30-Rose

  232. Record vote RV#271

  233. Amendment tabled 31-C. Morales

  234. Record vote RV#272

  235. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  236. Amendment tabled 32-Wu

  237. Record vote RV#273

  238. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  239. Amendment tabled 33-Turner

  240. Record vote RV#274

  241. Amendment tabled 34-Zwiener

  242. Record vote RV#275

  243. Amendment tabled 35-J. Jones

  244. Record vote RV#276

  245. Amendment tabled 36-J. Jones

  246. Record vote RV#277

  247. Amendment tabled 37-Wu

  248. Record vote RV#278

  249. Amendment tabled 38-Rodríguez Ramos

  250. Record vote RV#279

  251. Amendment tabled 39-Rodríguez Ramos

  252. Record vote RV#280

  253. Amendment tabled 40-Rodríguez Ramos

  254. Record vote RV#281

  255. Amendment tabled 41-Rodríguez Ramos

  256. Record vote RV#282

  257. Amendment tabled 42-Rodríguez Ramos

  258. Record vote RV#283

  259. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  260. Amendment tabled 43-Rodríguez Ramos

  261. Record vote RV#284

  262. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  263. Amendment tabled 44-Rodríguez Ramos

  264. Record vote RV#285

  265. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  266. Record vote RV#286

  267. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  268. Rules suspended

  269. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  270. Read 3rd time

  271. Passed

  272. Record vote RV#300

  273. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  274. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  275. House passage as amended reported

  276. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  277. Read

  278. Point of order

  279. Point of order overruled

  280. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  281. Record vote

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

  283. Reported enrolled

  284. Signed in the Senate

  285. Signed in the House

  286. Sent to the Governor

  287. Signed by the Governor

  288. Effective on 9/1/25

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