2023 Regular SessionTexas Legislature

HB2615

Legislative Summary

Relating to the operation by a school district of a foundation and trade diploma program to provide eligible high school students with educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.

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Bill History

2/22/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
Referred to Public Education
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
5/5/2023
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/6/2023
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/6/2023
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/8/2023
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/10/2023
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(3)
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Postponed 5/11/23 9:30 PM
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Postponed 5/11/25 11:15 PM
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Point of order sustained Rule 4, Section 32(c)(3)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/22/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 59
Democrat: 21

Primary Sponsor

Gary Gates
Gary Gates
Republican

Co-Sponsors (79)

Cody Harris
Republican
Dustin Burrows
Republican
Terry Canales
Democrat
Alma Allen
Democrat
Stephen Allison
Republican
Charles Anderson
Republican
Trent Ashby
Republican
Ernest Bailes
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Diego Bernal
Democrat
Rhetta Bowers
Democrat
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Briscoe Cain
Republican
Elizabeth Campos
Democrat
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
Travis Clardy
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Tom Craddick
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Drew Darby
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Robert Guerra
Democrat
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Brian Harrison
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Justin Holland
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Ann Johnson
Democrat
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Stephanie Klick
Republican
John Kuempel
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Oscar Longoria
Democrat
Janie Lopez
Republican
Ray Lopez
Democrat
John Lujan
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Penny Morales Shaw
Democrat
Christina Morales
Democrat
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Sergio Munoz
Democrat
Andrew Murr
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Claudia Ordaz Perez
Democrat
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Four Price
Republican
John Raney
Republican
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Glenn Rogers
Republican
Toni Rose
Democrat
Matt Schaefer
Republican
Nate Schatzline
Republican
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Carl Sherman
Democrat
Shelby Slawson
Republican
Reggie Smith
Republican
John Smithee
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
James Talarico
Democrat
Carl Tepper
Republican
Shawn Thierry
Democrat
Kronda Thimesch
Republican
Ed Thompson
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Gary Vandeaver
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Hubert Vo
Democrat
Terry Wilson
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/6/2023139.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/22/2023130.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter5/5/202346.1 KB
Misc
Misc5/3/202322.9 KB
Misc
Misc4/20/202322.0 KB