2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB4
Legislative Summary
Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
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Bill History
2/20/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Referred to Public Education
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/11/2025
Placed on Major State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amendment(s) offered 1-Buckley and Bernal
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amendment amended 2-Buckley
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amendment adopted as amended 1-Buckley and Bernal
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amended 3-Geren
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amended 4-Zwiener
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amended 5-Hinojosa
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amended 6-Ashby
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Amended 7-Talarico
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Record vote RV#2183
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 1-M. González
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Record vote RV#2255
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Record vote RV#2256
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Received from the House
Senate
5/14/2025
Read first time
Senate
5/14/2025
Referred to Education K-16
Senate
5/22/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
5/22/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/22/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
5/22/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
5/23/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/23/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/23/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
5/25/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
Senate
5/25/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
5/26/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/27/2025
Co-sponsor authorized
Senate
5/27/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
5/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/27/2025
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
Senate
5/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/27/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
5/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
5/27/2025
Passed
Senate
5/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/28/2025
Senate passage as amended reported
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Senate Amendments distributed
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House requests conference committee
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House appoints conferees
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House refuses to concur-reported
Senate
5/29/2025
House requests conference committee-reported
Senate
5/29/2025
House appoints conferees-reported
Senate
5/29/2025
Senate grants request for conference comm.
Senate
5/29/2025
Senate appoints conferees
Senate
5/29/2025
Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment (H 3) 1-González, Mary
House Amendment (H 3) 1-González, Mary
5/13/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Buckley
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 2-Buckley
5/12/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Geren
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Geren
5/12/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Zwiener
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Zwiener
5/12/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Buckley
5/12/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 6-Ashby
House Amendment (H 2) 6-Ashby
5/12/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 7-Talarico
House Amendment (H 2) 7-Talarico
5/12/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Hinojosa
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Hinojosa
5/12/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
5/27/2025
23
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
5/27/2025
23
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Three day rule suspended
5/27/2025
25
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
5/27/2025
23
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#2255
5/13/2025
62
Yea
81
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Record vote RV#2256
5/13/2025
143
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amended RV#2183
5/12/2025
143
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 82
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
Brad Buckley
Republican
Co-Sponsors (94)
Diego Bernal
Democrat
Trent Ashby
Republican
James Frank
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Angie Button
Republican
Briscoe Cain
Republican
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
Philip Cortez
Democrat
Tom Craddick
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Drew Darby
Republican
Jay Dean
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Paul Dyson
Republican
Caroline Fairly
Republican
Gary Gates
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Jessica Gonzalez
Democrat
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Janis Holt
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Todd Hunter
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Venton Jones
Democrat
Helen Kerwin
Republican
Ken King
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Stan Lambert
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Jeff Leach
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
AJ Louderback
Republican
David Lowe
Republican
J.M. Lozano
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
Trey Martinez Fischer
Democrat
Don McLaughlin
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Morgan Meyer
Republican
Brent Money
Republican
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Sergio Munoz
Democrat
Candy Noble
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Claudia Ordaz Perez
Democrat
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Ron Reynolds
Democrat
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Democrat
Nate Schatzline
Republican
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
John Smithee
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Chris Turner
Democrat
Cody Vasut
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Trey Wharton
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican
Paul Bettencourt
Republican
Adam Hinojosa
Republican
Phil King
Republican
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Tan Parker
Republican
Kevin Sparks
Republican