2023 4th Special Session • Texas Legislature
HB2
Legislative Summary
Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including the establishment of a school safety grant program and a school safety plan implementation grant program, and the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the state school safety fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
Bill History
11/8/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
11/8/2023
Read first time
House of Representatives
11/8/2023
Referred to Educational Opportunity & Enrichment, Select
House of Representatives
11/10/2023
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
11/10/2023
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
11/10/2023
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
11/10/2023
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
11/14/2023
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
11/14/2023
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
11/14/2023
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
11/16/2023
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amended 1-Zwiener
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment withdrawn 2-Landgraf
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment(s) offered 3-Swanson
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Point of order overruled (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment withdrawn 3-Swanson
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment fails of adoption 4-Ramos
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Record vote RV#51
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment(s) offered 5-Swanson
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment amended 6-Moody
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 7-Collier
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Record vote RV#52
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Amendment adopted as amended 5-Swanson
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Record vote RV#53
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Record vote RV#54
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Passed
House of Representatives
11/17/2023
Record vote RV#61
House of Representatives
11/20/2023
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
11/21/2023
Received from the House
Senate
11/21/2023
Read first time
Senate
11/21/2023
Referred to Education
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Zwiener
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Zwiener
11/17/2023Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Landgraf
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Landgraf
11/17/2023Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Swanson
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Swanson
11/17/2023Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Ramos
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Ramos
11/17/2023Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Swanson
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Swanson
11/17/2023Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 6-Moody
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 6-Moody
11/17/2023Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 7-Collier
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 7-Collier
11/17/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Amendment fails of adoption RV#51
11/17/2023
60
Yea
84
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment to amendment fails of adoption RV#52
11/17/2023
62
Yea
83
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment adopted as amended RV#53
11/17/2023
83
Yea
59
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Record vote RV#54
11/17/2023
145
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time RV#61
11/17/2023
145
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(11/20/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Special SessionSine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 29
Democrat: 9
Primary Sponsor
Ken King
Republican
Co-Sponsors (37)
Brad Buckley
Republican
Trent Ashby
Republican
Harold Dutton
Democrat
Armando Walle
Democrat
Stephen Allison
Republican
Charles Anderson
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
Josey Garcia
Democrat
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Craig Goldman
Republican
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Justin Holland
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Jolanda Jones
Democrat
Stan Kitzman
Republican
John Kuempel
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
J.M. Lozano
Republican
Christian Manuel
Democrat
William Metcalf
Republican
Morgan Meyer
Republican
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Candy Noble
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Ron Reynolds
Democrat
Reggie Smith
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Lynn Stucky
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Shawn Thierry
Democrat
Steve Toth
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican